Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Cross Valley Water District

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
20130.0721 ppb16160.000900 ppb - 0.103 ppb
20140.0154 ppb880.0140 ppb - 0.0160 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
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126750.0740 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126730.0430 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126700.1000 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126710.0820 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126770.0670 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126760.103 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13-05360-126740.0870 ppb
2013-04-03WA97-SE1-13005360-126720.0880 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442130.0577 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442160.0607 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442150.0629 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-44216A0.0804 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442140.0870 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442100.0780 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442090.000900 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE2-13-19480-442110.0814 ppb