Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Sweetwater Utility 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0345 ppb440.0340 ppb - 0.0350 ppb
20150.0338 ppb440.0320 ppb - 0.0360 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
2014-09-080.0340 ppb
2014-10-130.0350 ppb
2014-12-150.0340 ppb
2014-12-150.0350 ppb
2015-03-100.0320 ppb
2015-03-100.0320 ppb
2015-06-170.0360 ppb
2015-06-170.0350 ppb