Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

West View Water 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.148 ppb440.1000 ppb - 0.190 ppb
20150.108 ppb440.1000 ppb - 0.110 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
2014-04-1530085780.110 ppb
2014-04-1530085670.1000 ppb
2014-10-0931203080.190 ppb
2014-10-0931203210.190 ppb
2015-01-1331690710.110 ppb
2015-01-1331690810.1000 ppb
2015-04-0732203520.110 ppb
2015-04-0732202620.110 ppb