Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Guilford 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
20150.0117 ppb880.00310 ppb - 0.0292 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
2015-03-2420612740040.00330 ppb
2015-03-2420612740080.00320 ppb
2015-03-2420612740060.0213 ppb
2015-03-2420612740010.0148 ppb
2015-09-1020949890040.00310 ppb
2015-09-1020949890070.0292 ppb
2015-09-1020949890090.00610 ppb
2015-09-1020949890010.0126 ppb