Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Edmonds

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
20130.0163 ppb880.0140 ppb - 0.0180 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-01-15201301160537AM0.0160 ppb
2013-01-15201301160539AM0.0170 ppb
2013-04-15201304160168AM0.0180 ppb
2013-04-22201304230180AM0.0180 ppb
2013-07-31201308010353AM0.0150 ppb
2013-07-31201308010345AM0.0140 ppb
2013-10-21201310220098AM0.0160 ppb
2013-10-21201310220065AM0.0160 ppb