Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Bonney Lake 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0598 ppb12120.0140 ppb - 0.130 ppb
20140.0518 ppb12120.0130 ppb - 0.120 ppb
20150.0661 ppb24240.0120 ppb - 0.120 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
2013-08-201308763-001A0.0940 ppb
2013-08-201308764-001A0.0510 ppb
2013-08-201308719-001A0.110 ppb
2013-08-201308765-001A0.0830 ppb
2013-08-201308722-001A0.0150 ppb
2013-08-201308725-001A0.0140 ppb
2013-08-201308721-001A0.0140 ppb
2013-08-201308766-001A0.0560 ppb
2013-09-251309797-001A0.120 ppb
2013-09-251309798-001A0.130 ppb
2013-12-171312534-001A0.0160 ppb
2013-12-171312533-001A0.0150 ppb
2014-02-191402711-001A0.0550 ppb
2014-02-191402708-001A0.0170 ppb
2014-02-191402710-001A0.0490 ppb
2014-02-191402709-001A0.0170 ppb
2014-02-191402715-001A0.1000 ppb
2014-02-191402712-001A0.0490 ppb
2014-02-191402714-001A0.0160 ppb
2014-02-191402713-001A0.0920 ppb
2014-05-071405267-001A0.0350 ppb
2014-05-071405268-001A0.0130 ppb
2014-08-191408697-001A0.0580 ppb
2014-08-191408696-001A0.120 ppb