Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Huntsville Utility District

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
20130.0135 ppb220.0130 ppb - 0.0140 ppb
20140.0135 ppb660.0120 ppb - 0.0150 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
2013-10-140.0130 ppb
2013-10-140.0140 ppb
2014-01-270.0140 ppb
2014-01-270.0130 ppb
2014-04-150.0130 ppb
2014-04-150.0120 ppb
2014-07-220.0140 ppb
2014-07-220.0150 ppb