Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Bedford County UD

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
20140.0600 ppb330.0530 ppb - 0.0710 ppb
20150.0684 ppb550.0620 ppb - 0.0810 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
2014-09-290.0530 ppb
2014-09-290.0560 ppb
2014-12-170.0710 ppb
2015-01-150.0620 ppb
2015-03-250.0670 ppb
2015-03-250.0620 ppb
2015-06-300.0700 ppb
2015-06-300.0810 ppb