Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Plum 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.116 ppb550.1000 ppb - 0.130 ppb
20150.119 ppb770.0953 ppb - 0.151 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
2014-09-1631113770.130 ppb
2014-09-1631113080.130 ppb
2014-09-1631113430.120 ppb
2014-12-0931599020.1000 ppb
2014-12-0931598610.1000 ppb
2015-01-19282876010.0953 ppb
2015-03-09283859010.134 ppb
2015-03-09283858010.125 ppb
2015-03-09283860010.151 ppb
2015-06-16290864010.106 ppb
2015-06-16290865010.118 ppb
2015-06-16290863010.101 ppb