Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

North Peninsula

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0904 ppb880.0455 ppb - 0.133 ppb
20140.0878 ppb880.0466 ppb - 0.121 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
2013-09-092013047260.0455 ppb
2013-09-092013047300.133 ppb
2013-09-092013047320.126 ppb
2013-09-092013047340.0563 ppb
2013-09-092013047360.0660 ppb
2013-09-092013047280.117 ppb
2013-09-092013047240.0529 ppb
2013-09-092013047220.127 ppb
2014-03-252014011540.0466 ppb
2014-03-252014011560.120 ppb
2014-03-252014011620.0873 ppb
2014-03-252014011580.120 ppb
2014-03-252014011520.0521 ppb
2014-03-252014011600.0528 ppb
2014-03-252014011480.103 ppb
2014-03-252014011500.121 ppb