Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Westside Rural Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.590 ppb12120.120 ppb - 1.10 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
2013-02-13100427P0.120 ppb
2013-02-13300538P0.130 ppb
2013-02-13100430P0.230 ppb
2013-02-13100428P0.930 ppb
2013-02-13100429P1.10 ppb
2013-02-13300539P1.10 ppb
2013-08-21301866P0.120 ppb
2013-08-21101974P0.140 ppb
2013-08-21101977P0.240 ppb
2013-08-21101976P0.980 ppb
2013-08-21301867P0.990 ppb
2013-08-21101975P1.000 ppb