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Strontium

Dupont Water System City Of

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0778 ppb11110.0610 ppb - 0.0980 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
2014-04-08201404100779AM0.0690 ppb
2014-04-08201404100661AM0.0670 ppb
2014-04-08201404100659AM0.0630 ppb
2014-04-08201404100781AM0.0610 ppb
2014-04-08201404100760AM0.0650 ppb
2014-10-07201410080333AM0.0850 ppb
2014-10-07201410080386AM0.0800 ppb
2014-10-21201410220207AM0.0830 ppb
2014-11-10201411110186AM0.0980 ppb
2014-11-10201411110182AM0.0950 ppb
2014-11-10201411110184AM0.0900 ppb