Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Municipal Authority Sunbury

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.128 ppb660.0910 ppb - 0.200 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
2015-03-17201502120116AM0.0950 ppb
2015-03-17201502120114AM0.0910 ppb
2015-06-17201506190419AM0.1000 ppb
2015-06-17201506190417AM0.1000 ppb
2015-09-15201509180320AM0.200 ppb
2015-09-15201509180318AM0.180 ppb