Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Burlington Department Public Works Water Div

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0829 ppb660.0794 ppb - 0.0851 ppb
20140.0812 ppb220.0798 ppb - 0.0826 ppb
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
2013-05-30722443-91040.0794 ppb
2013-05-30722441-91040.0800 ppb
2013-08-21739410-95910.0836 ppb
2013-08-21739412-95910.0843 ppb
2013-11-19759529-103770.0850 ppb
2013-11-19759527-103770.0851 ppb
2014-02-26772423-108370.0826 ppb
2014-02-26772421-108370.0798 ppb