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Strontium

Pawc Pocono District

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0419 ppb36360.0199 ppb - 0.206 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-06-03222309010.0334 ppb
2013-06-03222371010.0242 ppb
2013-06-03222369010.0334 ppb
2013-06-03222314010.0321 ppb
2013-06-03222317010.132 ppb
2013-06-03222325010.0255 ppb
2013-06-03222315010.0276 ppb
2013-06-03222311010.0306 ppb
2013-06-04222313010.0224 ppb
2013-06-04222312010.0199 ppb
2013-06-04222321010.0628 ppb
2013-06-04222316010.0402 ppb
2013-06-04222367010.0205 ppb
2013-06-04222319010.0272 ppb
2013-06-04222308010.0815 ppb
2013-06-04222310010.0237 ppb
2013-06-04222306010.0308 ppb
2013-06-04222323010.0212 ppb
2013-12-02241138010.0264 ppb
2013-12-02241152010.0370 ppb
2013-12-02241154010.0282 ppb
2013-12-02241132010.0392 ppb
2013-12-02241137010.0284 ppb
2013-12-02241134010.0346 ppb
2013-12-02241150010.0213 ppb
2013-12-02241148010.0264 ppb
2013-12-02241140010.206 ppb
2013-12-03241133010.0214 ppb
2013-12-03241142010.0284 ppb
2013-12-03241139010.0379 ppb
2013-12-03241131010.121 ppb
2013-12-03241135010.0261 ppb
2013-12-03241144010.0597 ppb
2013-12-03241129010.0320 ppb
2013-12-03241146010.0212 ppb
2013-12-16246094010.0236 ppb