Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Bellingham Water Division

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0603 ppb220.0597 ppb - 0.0608 ppb
20140.0508 ppb660.0480 ppb - 0.0560 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
2013-10-01WA97-SE1-13-18755-425590.0597 ppb
2013-10-01WA97-SE1-13-18755-425600.0608 ppb
2014-01-07WA97-SE2-14-00354-8610.0480 ppb
2014-01-07WA97-SE2-14-00354-8620.0480 ppb
2014-04-08WA97-SE3-14-06134-14921A0.0480 ppb
2014-04-08WA97-SE3-14-06134-149200.0490 ppb
2014-07-08WA97-SE4-14-12580-296060.0560 ppb
2014-07-08WA97-SE4-14-12580-296070.0560 ppb