Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Brodhead Creek Reg 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0866 ppb880.0320 ppb - 0.240 ppb
20140.0850 ppb880.0310 ppb - 0.220 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
2013-09-11201309120371AM0.0400 ppb
2013-09-11201309120237AM0.240 ppb
2013-09-11201309120262AM0.0400 ppb
2013-09-11201309120251AM0.220 ppb
2013-09-11201309120293AM0.0440 ppb
2013-09-11201309120239AM0.0440 ppb
2013-12-19201312200091AM0.0330 ppb
2013-12-19201312200087AM0.0320 ppb
2014-03-31201404010207AM0.0480 ppb
2014-03-31201404010203AM0.0450 ppb
2014-03-31201404010213AM0.0310 ppb
2014-03-31201404010205AM0.0430 ppb
2014-05-06201405070391AM0.220 ppb
2014-05-06201405070152AM0.220 ppb
2014-06-04201406050143AM0.0390 ppb
2014-06-18201406190403AM0.0340 ppb