Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Loudon Utilities Board

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
20140.0556 ppb880.0170 ppb - 0.0820 ppb
20150.0615 ppb880.0190 ppb - 0.0920 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 Result
2014-09-180.0170 ppb
2014-09-180.0410 ppb
2014-09-180.0720 ppb
2014-09-180.0690 ppb
2014-12-110.0200 ppb
2014-12-110.0790 ppb
2014-12-110.0650 ppb
2014-12-110.0820 ppb
2015-03-250.0210 ppb
2015-03-250.0890 ppb
2015-03-250.0820 ppb
2015-03-250.0920 ppb
2015-06-250.0190 ppb
2015-06-250.0710 ppb
2015-06-250.0440 ppb
2015-06-250.0740 ppb