Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Aqua Pa Shenango Valley WTP

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
20130.0708 ppb880.0630 ppb - 0.0790 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-03-28AD838200.0630 ppb
2013-04-09AD838190.0650 ppb
2013-06-10AD939160.0770 ppb
2013-06-10AD939130.0730 ppb
2013-09-10AE06949R0.0700 ppb
2013-09-10AE06952R0.0790 ppb
2013-12-10AE179930.0710 ppb
2013-12-10AE179960.0680 ppb