Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Aberdeen

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
20150.0131 ppb880.01000 ppb - 0.0180 ppb
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
2015-02-10B5B1114-010.0110 ppb
2015-02-10B5B1114-030.0120 ppb
2015-05-14B5E1515-030.0120 ppb
2015-05-14B5E1515-010.0130 ppb
2015-08-11B5H1177-030.0180 ppb
2015-08-11B5H1177-010.0170 ppb
2015-11-16B5K1605-010.01000 ppb
2015-11-16B5K1605-030.0120 ppb