Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Northampton Boro Municipal 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0753 ppb880.0495 ppb - 0.103 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
2014-01-1514010896-010.0495 ppb
2014-01-1514010896-020.0541 ppb
2014-04-1414040697-010.0577 ppb
2014-04-1414040697-020.0628 ppb
2014-07-2114070910-010.0871 ppb
2014-07-2114070910-020.0944 ppb
2014-10-2014100613-020.103 ppb
2014-10-2014100613-010.0941 ppb