Strontium

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District

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	0.333 ppb	29	29	0.0807 ppb - 0.973 ppb
2014	0.470 ppb	5	5	0.332 ppb - 0.931 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	Result
2013-04-16	0.0807 ppb
2013-04-16	0.329 ppb
2013-04-16	0.305 ppb
2013-04-16	0.320 ppb
2013-05-01	0.155 ppb
2013-05-01	0.456 ppb
2013-05-08	0.179 ppb
2013-05-08	0.147 ppb
2013-05-15	0.783 ppb
2013-05-15	0.324 ppb
2013-06-26	0.274 ppb
2013-07-09	0.339 ppb
2013-07-09	0.341 ppb
2013-07-11	0.225 ppb
2013-07-31	0.973 ppb
2013-07-31	0.215 ppb
2013-08-07	0.340 ppb
2013-10-03	0.338 ppb
2013-10-03	0.480 ppb
2013-10-03	0.166 ppb
2013-10-03	0.313 ppb
2013-10-03	0.230 ppb
2013-10-10	0.147 ppb
2013-10-15	0.878 ppb
2013-10-22	0.116 ppb
2013-11-05	0.223 ppb
2013-11-13	0.333 ppb
2013-12-02	0.379 ppb
2013-12-02	0.282 ppb
2014-01-07	0.332 ppb
2014-01-07	0.372 ppb
2014-01-08	0.348 ppb
2014-01-13	0.369 ppb
2014-02-19	0.931 ppb