Strontium

City of Gainesville

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	0.137 ppb	14	14	0.0469 ppb - 0.232 ppb
2014	0.121 ppb	14	14	0.0449 ppb - 0.226 ppb
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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	Lab ID	Result
2013-08-07	736170-9496	0.153 ppb
2013-08-07	736177-9496	0.232 ppb
2013-08-07	736139-9496	0.159 ppb
2013-08-07	736142-9496	0.126 ppb
2013-08-07	736180-9496	0.149 ppb
2013-08-14	738162-9545	0.113 ppb
2013-08-14	738158-9545	0.145 ppb
2013-08-14	738156-9545	0.164 ppb
2013-08-14	738154-9545	0.147 ppb
2013-08-14	738145-9545	0.113 ppb
2013-08-14	738160-9545	0.122 ppb
2013-08-14	738152-9545	0.117 ppb
2013-11-12	758226-10317	0.126 ppb
2013-11-12	758223-10317	0.0469 ppb
2014-02-17	770868-10760	0.126 ppb
2014-02-17	770865-10760	0.0473 ppb
2014-02-18	771151-10795	0.0893 ppb
2014-02-18	771177-10795	0.155 ppb
2014-02-19	771444-10795	0.106 ppb
2014-02-19	771448-10795	0.125 ppb
2014-02-19	771452-10795	0.115 ppb
2014-02-19	771450-10795	0.122 ppb
2014-02-19	771446-10795	0.121 ppb
2014-02-19	771454-10795	0.157 ppb
2014-03-05	773403-10847	0.226 ppb
2014-03-05	773406-10847	0.121 ppb
2014-05-14	788671-11371	0.132 ppb
2014-05-14	788668-11371	0.0449 ppb