Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Mary Francis Subdivision

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
20150.524 ppb880.480 ppb - 0.555 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 Lab ID Result
2015-02-18112225P0.503 ppb
2015-02-18312298P0.518 ppb
2015-02-18312299P0.539 ppb
2015-02-18112224P0.547 ppb
2015-08-21314899P0.480 ppb
2015-08-21114824P0.510 ppb
2015-08-21314900P0.543 ppb
2015-08-21114825P0.555 ppb