Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Lancaster

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
20130.158 ppb880.0959 ppb - 0.213 ppb
20140.157 ppb880.0932 ppb - 0.227 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
2013-07-1710379850080.158 ppb
2013-07-1710379850010.172 ppb
2013-07-1710379850030.0959 ppb
2013-07-1710379850050.0992 ppb
2013-10-0810524540040.213 ppb
2013-10-0810524540070.210 ppb
2013-10-0810524540090.156 ppb
2013-10-0810524540010.157 ppb
2014-02-2510734270030.188 ppb
2014-02-2510734270010.134 ppb
2014-02-2510734270050.172 ppb
2014-02-2510734270070.132 ppb
2014-04-1620023390050.0932 ppb
2014-04-1620023390080.227 ppb
2014-04-1620023390030.0950 ppb
2014-04-1620023390010.216 ppb