Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Minor Hill Water 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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0865 ppb16160.0703 ppb - 0.111 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
2014-01-140.0713 ppb
2014-01-140.0740 ppb
2014-01-140.0820 ppb
2014-01-140.0834 ppb
2014-04-160.0739 ppb
2014-04-160.0751 ppb
2014-04-160.0918 ppb
2014-04-160.0926 ppb
2014-07-140.0921 ppb
2014-07-140.0927 ppb
2014-07-140.110 ppb
2014-07-140.111 ppb
2014-10-150.0703 ppb
2014-10-150.0741 ppb
2014-10-150.0856 ppb
2014-10-150.104 ppb