Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Battle Ground 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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0929 ppb11110.0560 ppb - 0.140 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
2015-04-28A5D1874-10A0.140 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1874-19A0.140 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1874-13A0.0560 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1874-15A0.0750 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1874-01A0.0570 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1874-04A0.0730 ppb
2015-10-14A5I2465-10A0.130 ppb
2015-10-14A5I2465-19A0.0950 ppb
2015-10-14A5I2465-13A0.110 ppb
2015-10-14A5I2465-01A0.0620 ppb
2015-10-14A5I2465-04A0.0840 ppb