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Strontium

Horsham Water&sewer Authority

Strontium is a metal that accumulates in the bones. Radioactive strontium-90 can cause bone cancer and leukemia, and any form of strontium at high doses can harm bone health.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.594 ppb35350.110 ppb - 1.82 ppb
20150.310 ppb330.139 ppb - 0.412 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 1,500 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1,500 ppb for strontium was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against harm to bones.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-06-24AE377750.188 ppb
2014-06-24AE377780.300 ppb
2014-06-24AE378771.70 ppb
2014-06-24AE377811.12 ppb
2014-06-24AE378711.82 ppb
2014-06-24AE378680.272 ppb
2014-06-24AE378741.58 ppb
2014-06-24AE377690.976 ppb
2014-06-24AE377720.451 ppb
2014-06-25AE381160.238 ppb
2014-06-25AE381130.168 ppb
2014-06-25AE381100.543 ppb
2014-06-25AE381190.199 ppb
2014-06-26AE382110.804 ppb
2014-06-26AE382140.110 ppb
2014-07-03AE392790.848 ppb
2014-07-24AE418430.330 ppb
2014-09-24AE497020.383 ppb
2014-09-24AE500380.122 ppb
2014-09-24AE497040.283 ppb
2014-12-05AE593970.302 ppb
2014-12-08AE594910.891 ppb
2014-12-08AE594940.162 ppb
2014-12-08AE594880.310 ppb
2014-12-09AE597840.351 ppb
2014-12-09AE597781.72 ppb
2014-12-09AE597811.81 ppb
2014-12-10AE599030.114 ppb
2014-12-10AE598970.376 ppb
2014-12-10AE599060.363 ppb
2014-12-10AE599000.598 ppb
2014-12-12AE600830.268 ppb
2014-12-12AE600770.239 ppb
2014-12-12AE600860.577 ppb
2014-12-12AE600800.272 ppb
2015-03-18AE688150.378 ppb
2015-03-19AE688170.412 ppb
2015-03-19AE688130.139 ppb