Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Easton Area Water System

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
20130.0760 ppb220.0614 ppb - 0.0906 ppb
20140.0596 ppb660.0354 ppb - 0.0836 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
2013-10-1613100644-020.0614 ppb
2013-10-1613100644-010.0906 ppb
2014-01-1614010502-020.0354 ppb
2014-01-1614010502-010.0769 ppb
2014-04-1614040696-010.0442 ppb
2014-04-1614040696-020.0688 ppb
2014-07-1614070906-010.0484 ppb
2014-07-2414072480-010.0836 ppb