Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

St Marys Area 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
20130.0360 ppb440.0328 ppb - 0.0384 ppb
20140.0364 ppb440.0332 ppb - 0.0402 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
2013-08-2710455740030.0328 ppb
2013-08-2710455740010.0345 ppb
2013-11-1910594860030.0384 ppb
2013-11-1910594860010.0382 ppb
2014-02-2510733260010.0382 ppb
2014-02-2510733260030.0402 ppb
2014-05-2020079910030.0332 ppb
2014-05-2020079910010.0339 ppb