Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Bennington Water Department

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
20130.0237 ppb12120.0183 ppb - 0.0356 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
2013-02-19705973-83750.0208 ppb
2013-02-19705971-83750.0240 ppb
2013-02-19705979-83750.0356 ppb
2013-02-19705929-83120.0202 ppb
2013-05-21720764-90800.0229 ppb
2013-05-21720762-90800.0187 ppb
2013-08-12736882-95370.0267 ppb
2013-08-12736884-95370.0211 ppb
2013-08-12736907-95370.0344 ppb
2013-08-12736890-95370.0184 ppb
2013-11-12758263-103170.0232 ppb
2013-11-12758261-103170.0183 ppb