Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Highland S & W Authority Beaverdam

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
20140.0140 ppb440.0120 ppb - 0.0160 ppb
20150.0138 ppb440.0130 ppb - 0.0150 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
2014-09-09201409110789AM0.0120 ppb
2014-09-09201409110814AM0.0150 ppb
2014-12-02201412040553AM0.0160 ppb
2014-12-02201412040489AM0.0130 ppb
2015-03-10201503110877AM0.0130 ppb
2015-03-10201503110827AM0.0140 ppb
2015-06-16201506170599AM0.0130 ppb
2015-06-16201506040554AM0.0150 ppb