Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Jonesborough 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0345 ppb440.0260 ppb - 0.0440 ppb
20140.0298 ppb440.0280 ppb - 0.0320 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
2013-07-220.0260 ppb
2013-07-220.0270 ppb
2013-10-210.0410 ppb
2013-10-210.0440 ppb
2014-01-220.0280 ppb
2014-01-220.0290 ppb
2014-04-240.0320 ppb
2014-04-240.0300 ppb