Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lebanon 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
20150.0310 ppb880.0241 ppb - 0.0362 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
2015-02-1320546710010.0341 ppb
2015-02-1320546710030.0362 ppb
2015-05-1520711700030.0304 ppb
2015-05-1520711700010.0283 ppb
2015-08-1420897480030.0282 ppb
2015-08-1420897480010.0318 ppb
2015-11-1321079910030.0241 ppb
2015-11-1321079910010.0347 ppb