Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Bothell Water

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
20150.0263 ppb880.0170 ppb - 0.0310 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
2015-03-16B5C1675-010.0260 ppb
2015-03-16B5C1675-030.0310 ppb
2015-06-17B5F1977-030.0300 ppb
2015-06-17B5F1977-010.0170 ppb
2015-09-15B5I1759-030.0290 ppb
2015-09-15B5I1759-010.0210 ppb
2015-12-07B5L0758-030.0290 ppb
2015-12-07B5L0758-010.0270 ppb