Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Clearfield 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0491 ppb440.0172 ppb - 0.126 ppb
20140.0517 ppb12120.0166 ppb - 0.118 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
2013-11-1410591000050.0172 ppb
2013-11-1410591000080.126 ppb
2013-11-1410591000010.0174 ppb
2013-11-1410591000030.0357 ppb
2014-02-1210717600080.118 ppb
2014-02-1210717600010.0198 ppb
2014-02-1210717600030.116 ppb
2014-02-1210717600050.0190 ppb
2014-05-1220064260050.0167 ppb
2014-05-1220064260080.113 ppb
2014-05-1220064260030.0286 ppb
2014-05-1220064260010.0185 ppb
2014-08-1320234540080.104 ppb
2014-08-1320234540010.0167 ppb
2014-08-1320234540030.0331 ppb
2014-08-1320234540050.0166 ppb