Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Crossville Water Department

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
20130.0218 ppb880.0130 ppb - 0.0430 ppb
20140.0250 ppb880.0120 ppb - 0.0390 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 Result
2013-08-200.0130 ppb
2013-08-200.0200 ppb
2013-08-200.0140 ppb
2013-08-200.0400 ppb
2013-11-190.0130 ppb
2013-11-190.0170 ppb
2013-11-190.0140 ppb
2013-11-190.0430 ppb
2014-02-190.0120 ppb
2014-02-190.0380 ppb
2014-02-190.0390 ppb
2014-02-190.0120 ppb
2014-05-190.0370 ppb
2014-05-190.0120 ppb
2014-05-190.0380 ppb
2014-05-190.0120 ppb