Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

New Kensington 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
20140.138 ppb440.110 ppb - 0.160 ppb
20150.117 ppb440.0890 ppb - 0.150 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
2014-08-06201408070369AM0.130 ppb
2014-08-06201408070367AM0.150 ppb
2014-11-05201411060349AM0.110 ppb
2014-11-05201411060351AM0.160 ppb
2015-02-11201502120556AM0.150 ppb
2015-02-11201502120636AM0.130 ppb
2015-05-06201505070437AM0.0990 ppb
2015-05-06201505070457AM0.0890 ppb