Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Cumberland 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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0310 ppb440.0248 ppb - 0.0371 ppb
20150.0316 ppb550.0238 ppb - 0.0437 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
2014-09-160.0365 ppb
2014-09-160.0371 ppb
2014-12-290.0248 ppb
2014-12-290.0255 ppb
2015-03-100.0241 ppb
2015-03-100.0238 ppb
2015-03-100.0240 ppb
2015-06-230.0422 ppb
2015-06-230.0437 ppb