Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Highridge 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0231 ppb16160.0150 ppb - 0.0300 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
2014-03-20201403210325AM0.0200 ppb
2014-03-20201403210319AM0.0150 ppb
2014-03-20201403210323AM0.0200 ppb
2014-03-20201403210321AM0.0150 ppb
2014-06-23201406250143AM0.0210 ppb
2014-06-23201406250145AM0.0220 ppb
2014-06-23201406250154AM0.0220 ppb
2014-06-23201406250139AM0.0210 ppb
2014-09-09201409110757AM0.0300 ppb
2014-09-09201409110806AM0.0280 ppb
2014-09-09201409110659AM0.0280 ppb
2014-09-09201409110799AM0.0260 ppb
2014-12-08201412090689AM0.0260 ppb
2014-12-08201412090285AM0.0240 ppb
2014-12-08201412090189AM0.0250 ppb
2014-12-08201412090735AM0.0260 ppb