Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

North Fayette Cnty 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0428 ppb880.0330 ppb - 0.0560 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
2015-01-22201501230250AM0.0430 ppb
2015-01-22201501230252AM0.0460 ppb
2015-04-16201504170340AM0.0330 ppb
2015-04-16201504170342AM0.0330 ppb
2015-07-16201507170363AM0.0400 ppb
2015-07-16201507170379AM0.0380 ppb
2015-10-15201510160549AM0.0560 ppb
2015-10-15201510160547AM0.0530 ppb