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Strontium

Paw Penn 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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.143 ppb16160.00290 ppb - 0.395 ppb
20150.195 ppb16160.00310 ppb - 0.805 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
2014-10-06271020010.0871 ppb
2014-10-06271015010.00290 ppb
2014-10-06271010010.0311 ppb
2014-10-06271011010.0579 ppb
2014-10-06271021010.281 ppb
2014-10-06271018010.395 ppb
2014-10-13271017010.119 ppb
2014-10-13271014010.0847 ppb
2014-10-13271022010.0765 ppb
2014-10-13271009010.0849 ppb
2014-10-13271012010.213 ppb
2014-10-13271019010.191 ppb
2014-10-1431331730.220 ppb
2014-10-1431331690.0310 ppb
2014-10-1431331710.150 ppb
2014-10-1431331230.270 ppb
2015-04-03285664010.0847 ppb
2015-04-03285665010.213 ppb
2015-04-03285659010.805 ppb
2015-04-03285651010.0888 ppb
2015-04-03285661010.182 ppb
2015-04-03285655010.111 ppb
2015-04-07285666010.0288 ppb
2015-04-07285660010.208 ppb
2015-04-07285654010.106 ppb
2015-04-07285657010.00310 ppb
2015-04-07285658010.178 ppb
2015-04-07285662010.0896 ppb
2015-04-08285653010.143 ppb
2015-04-08285663010.105 ppb
2015-04-17285652010.0300 ppb
2015-04-29290609010.749 ppb