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Strontium

Pa Amer Water Philipsburg

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0418 ppb440.0192 ppb - 0.0614 ppb
20140.0355 ppb10100.0147 ppb - 0.0649 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
2013-12-10241111010.0192 ppb
2013-12-10241112010.0589 ppb
2013-12-10241114010.0614 ppb
2013-12-10241113010.0275 ppb
2014-03-10249522010.0601 ppb
2014-03-10249521010.0196 ppb
2014-03-10249520010.0147 ppb
2014-06-09258055010.0638 ppb
2014-06-09258056010.0209 ppb
2014-06-09258057010.0649 ppb
2014-06-09258054010.0177 ppb
2014-09-0931118290.0200 ppb
2014-09-0931117910.0540 ppb
2014-09-0931118110.0190 ppb