Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Arlington 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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0671 ppb11110.0400 ppb - 0.140 ppb
20140.0457 ppb330.0360 ppb - 0.0550 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
2013-06-03WA97-SE1-13-09480-218640.140 ppb
2013-06-03WA97-SE1-13-09480-218610.0490 ppb
2013-06-03WA97-SE1-13-09480-218620.0510 ppb
2013-06-03WA97-SE1-13-09480-218630.0400 ppb
2013-09-25WA97-SE2-13-18286-414930.118 ppb
2013-09-25WA97-SE2-13-18286-414940.0740 ppb
2013-09-25WA97-SE2-13-18286-414920.0560 ppb
2013-12-12WA97-SE2-13-23443-537490.0550 ppb
2013-12-12WA97-SE3-13-23443-537510.0440 ppb
2013-12-12WA97-SE3-23443-537520.0620 ppb
2013-12-12WA97-SE3-13-23443-537500.0490 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE4-14-03767-93580.0460 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE4-14-03767-93590.0550 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE4-14-03767-93570.0360 ppb