Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Clark Public Utilities

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0960 ppb220.0930 ppb - 0.0990 ppb
20140.0971 ppb550.00160 ppb - 0.190 ppb
20150.111 ppb13130.00280 ppb - 0.200 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
2013-09-17A3I0852-05A0.0930 ppb
2013-09-17A3I0852-01A0.0990 ppb
2014-03-26A4C0715-01A0.1000 ppb
2014-03-26A4C0715-05A0.130 ppb
2014-05-13A4E0222-01A0.0640 ppb
2014-05-13A4E0222-06A0.190 ppb
2014-12-10A4K2008-01A0.00160 ppb
2015-02-10A5A2311-01A0.0590 ppb
2015-02-10A5A2311-03A0.200 ppb
2015-04-28A5D1712-01A0.00280 ppb
2015-05-19A5D2279-01A0.150 ppb
2015-05-19A5D2282-01A0.130 ppb
2015-06-11A5E2086-11A0.110 ppb
2015-06-11A5E2086-01A0.180 ppb
2015-06-11A5E2086-06A0.0400 ppb
2015-11-19A5J2330-01A0.140 ppb
2015-12-21A5K1239-06A0.0510 ppb
2015-12-21A5K1239-11A0.1000 ppb
2015-12-21A5K1239-01A0.190 ppb
2015-12-21A5K1239-16A0.0950 ppb