Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

North Wales Water 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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.187 ppb4039ND - 0.470 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
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
2014-02-0414012246-170.165 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-060.243 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-070.0587 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-040.470 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-050.355 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-100.165 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-080.107 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-090.123 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-150.000400 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-110.364 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-160.195 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-180.174 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-120.164 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-010.0722 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-030.381 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-140.178 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-130.193 ppb
2014-02-0414012246-020.333 ppb
2014-05-0514050297-010.130 ppb
2014-05-0614050298-010.115 ppb
2014-08-1114080693-010.102 ppb
2014-08-1114080700-010.0675 ppb
2014-08-1114080706-010.0622 ppb
2014-08-1114080703-010.426 ppb
2014-08-1114080704-010.338 ppb
2014-08-1114080705-010.201 ppb
2014-08-1114080709-010.150 ppb
2014-08-1114080702-010.313 ppb
2014-08-1114080694-010.159 ppb
2014-08-1114080697-010.106 ppb
2014-08-1114080707-010.0957 ppb
2014-08-1114080708-010.0926 ppb
2014-08-1114080695-010.179 ppb
2014-08-1114080701-010.460 ppb
2014-08-1114080699-010.0960 ppb
2014-08-1114080696-01ND
2014-08-1114080692-010.303 ppb
2014-08-1114080698-010.121 ppb
2014-11-1014103223-020.105 ppb
2014-11-1014103223-010.109 ppb