Strontium

Schuylkill County. 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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.0582 ppb	28	28	0.00830 ppb - 0.266 ppb
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-14	14011160-05	0.0133 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-02	0.0862 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-04	0.0103 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-06	0.0176 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-01	0.0107 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-03	0.0105 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-08	0.200 ppb
2014-01-14	14011160-07	0.266 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-01	0.0135 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-04	0.0114 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-03	0.00910 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-05	0.00880 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-02	0.0214 ppb
2014-04-14	14041441-06	0.123 ppb
2014-07-14	14071749-01	0.0197 ppb
2014-07-14	14071748-01	0.0153 ppb
2014-07-14	14071753-01	0.210 ppb
2014-07-14	14071747-01	0.00980 ppb
2014-07-14	14071745-01	0.0992 ppb
2014-07-14	14071744-01	0.00830 ppb
2014-07-14	14071746-01	0.0110 ppb
2014-07-17	14071751-01	0.248 ppb
2014-10-13	14100618-02	0.138 ppb
2014-10-13	14100619-02	0.00960 ppb
2014-10-13	14100620-02	0.0201 ppb
2014-10-13	14100618-01	0.00970 ppb
2014-10-13	14100620-01	0.0181 ppb
2014-10-13	14100619-01	0.00960 ppb