Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Friona Municipal Water System

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.985 ppb16160.721 ppb - 1.19 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-05-21301325P0.819 ppb
2013-05-21101404P0.852 ppb
2013-05-21301324P0.861 ppb
2013-05-21301327P0.928 ppb
2013-05-21301326P0.994 ppb
2013-05-21101405P1.02 ppb
2013-05-21101402P1.18 ppb
2013-05-21101403P1.19 ppb
2013-11-18102708P0.721 ppb
2013-11-18102709P0.806 ppb
2013-11-18102706P0.899 ppb
2013-11-18302630P1.01 ppb
2013-11-18102707P1.08 ppb
2013-11-18302628P1.08 ppb
2013-11-18302627P1.13 ppb
2013-11-18302629P1.19 ppb