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Strontium

Elizabethtown Area Water

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.513 ppb12120.202 ppb - 1.25 ppb
20150.469 ppb16160.000380 ppb - 1.27 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
2014-11-2414111020-011.20 ppb
2014-11-2414111015-011.14 ppb
2014-11-2414111022-010.214 ppb
2014-11-2414111021-010.238 ppb
2014-11-2414111025-010.202 ppb
2014-11-2414111023-010.339 ppb
2014-11-2414111024-010.345 ppb
2014-11-2414111018-010.350 ppb
2014-11-2414111017-010.319 ppb
2014-11-2414111019-010.266 ppb
2014-11-2414111026-011.25 ppb
2014-11-2414111016-010.287 ppb
2015-02-25150217070.166 ppb
2015-02-25150217061.27 ppb
2015-05-295053173-01 METALS0.209 ppb
2015-05-295053187-01 METALS1.20 ppb
2015-05-295053172-01 METALS1.25 ppb
2015-05-295053182-01 METALS0.198 ppb
2015-05-295053180-01 METALS0.224 ppb
2015-05-295053185-01 METALS0.305 ppb
2015-05-295053184-01 METALS0.294 ppb
2015-05-295053186-01 METALS0.187 ppb
2015-05-295053179-01 METALS0.000380 ppb
2015-05-295053178-01 METALS0.190 ppb
2015-05-295053174-01 METALS0.226 ppb
2015-05-295053175-01 METALS0.329 ppb
2015-08-285083801-020.310 ppb
2015-08-285083801-011.14 ppb