Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Bellevue

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
20130.0235 ppb12120.0130 ppb - 0.0300 ppb
20140.0265 ppb440.0250 ppb - 0.0280 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
2013-05-21201305220541AM0.0140 ppb
2013-05-21201305220629AM0.0230 ppb
2013-05-21201305220635AM0.0210 ppb
2013-05-21201305220520AM0.0130 ppb
2013-08-22201308230125AM0.0280 ppb
2013-08-22201308230169AM0.0280 ppb
2013-08-22201308230167AM0.0230 ppb
2013-08-22201308230128AM0.0220 ppb
2013-11-20201311220225AM0.0270 ppb
2013-11-20201311220223AM0.0250 ppb
2013-11-20201311210902AM0.0280 ppb
2013-11-20201311210948AM0.0300 ppb
2014-02-24201402250167AM0.0270 ppb
2014-02-24201402250177AM0.0260 ppb
2014-02-24201402250207AM0.0250 ppb
2014-02-24201402250320AM0.0280 ppb