Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Rutland City 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0271 ppb660.0237 ppb - 0.0332 ppb
20140.0236 ppb220.0234 ppb - 0.0237 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
2013-04-01712196-86700.0257 ppb
2013-04-01712194-86700.0247 ppb
2013-07-02729237-92940.0247 ppb
2013-07-02729235-92940.0237 ppb
2013-10-01749842-99600.0332 ppb
2013-10-01749840-99600.0309 ppb
2014-01-06765236-105480.0234 ppb
2014-01-06765238-105480.0237 ppb