Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Bethlehem

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0133 ppb440.0113 ppb - 0.0154 ppb
20150.0112 ppb440.0108 ppb - 0.0117 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
2014-08-2214082903-010.0154 ppb
2014-08-2214082903-020.0119 ppb
2014-11-1335164077001AM0.0113 ppb
2014-11-1335164077003AM0.0147 ppb
2015-02-1235176458003AM0.0112 ppb
2015-02-1235176458001AM0.0108 ppb
2015-05-1235188257003AM0.0110 ppb
2015-05-1235188257001AM0.0117 ppb