Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Mt. Joy Boro 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
20140.110 ppb880.0812 ppb - 0.151 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
2014-01-21103768F0.0836 ppb
2014-01-21303877P0.120 ppb
2014-04-23106598P0.0812 ppb
2014-04-23306676P0.110 ppb
2014-07-22107838Q0.0909 ppb
2014-07-22307946P0.118 ppb
2014-10-20309369P0.129 ppb
2014-10-20109451Q0.151 ppb