Strontium
Bountiful City 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.
15
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.277 ppb | 8 | 8 | 0.109 ppb - 0.424 ppb |
| 2015 | 0.204 ppb | 7 | 7 | 0.0553 ppb - 0.457 ppb |
| 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 | Result |
|---|---|
| 2014-09-09 | 0.290 ppb |
| 2014-09-09 | 0.363 ppb |
| 2014-09-09 | 0.424 ppb |
| 2014-09-09 | 0.109 ppb |
| 2014-09-09 | 0.254 ppb |
| 2014-09-09 | 0.353 ppb |
| 2014-12-16 | 0.122 ppb |
| 2014-12-16 | 0.305 ppb |
| 2015-03-10 | 0.393 ppb |
| 2015-03-10 | 0.457 ppb |
| 2015-03-10 | 0.273 ppb |
| 2015-03-10 | 0.0901 ppb |
| 2015-03-10 | 0.0553 ppb |
| 2015-06-17 | 0.0734 ppb |
| 2015-06-17 | 0.0853 ppb |