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Strontium

Ridge Spring, Town of

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0295 ppb10100.0171 ppb - 0.0580 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-03-06100636P0.0207 ppb
2013-03-06300714P0.0254 ppb
2013-03-06100637P0.0426 ppb
2013-06-05101547P0.0244 ppb
2013-06-05301480P0.0327 ppb
2013-09-10102159P0.0230 ppb
2013-09-10302078P0.0260 ppb
2013-09-10102160Q0.0580 ppb
2013-12-04102868P0.0171 ppb
2013-12-04302800P0.0254 ppb