Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

West Sound Utility District #1

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0558 ppb18180.0230 ppb - 0.0840 ppb
20150.0543 ppb18180.0240 ppb - 0.110 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
2014-09-22201409240534AM0.0410 ppb
2014-09-22201409240416AM0.0230 ppb
2014-09-22201409240418AM0.0840 ppb
2014-09-22201409240412AM0.0620 ppb
2014-09-22201409240400AM0.0400 ppb
2014-09-22201409240477AM0.0460 ppb
2014-09-23201409250525AM0.0670 ppb
2014-09-23201409250515AM0.0460 ppb
2014-09-23201409250596AM0.0750 ppb
2014-09-23201409250638AM0.0780 ppb
2014-09-24201409260328AM0.0750 ppb
2014-09-24201409260273AM0.0610 ppb
2014-09-24201409260313AM0.0430 ppb
2014-09-24201409260300AM0.0580 ppb
2014-09-24201409260268AM0.0560 ppb
2014-09-24201409260271AM0.0280 ppb
2014-09-24201409260302AM0.0650 ppb
2014-09-24201409260275AM0.0570 ppb
2015-03-16201503180569AM0.0310 ppb
2015-03-16201503180471AM0.0400 ppb
2015-03-16201503180707AM0.0450 ppb
2015-03-16201503180807AM0.0240 ppb
2015-03-16201503180809AM0.110 ppb
2015-03-16201503180741AM0.0420 ppb
2015-03-16201503180434AM0.0400 ppb
2015-03-16201503180580AM0.0440 ppb
2015-03-17201503190483AM0.0860 ppb
2015-03-17201503190512AM0.0820 ppb
2015-03-17201503190566AM0.0720 ppb
2015-03-17201503190660AM0.0480 ppb
2015-03-17201503190658AM0.0440 ppb
2015-03-17201503190607AM0.0440 ppb
2015-03-18201503200132AM0.0410 ppb
2015-03-18201503200142AM0.0460 ppb
2015-03-18201503200254AM0.0620 ppb
2015-03-18201503200243AM0.0760 ppb