Strontium

JBLM Lewis

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.0600 ppb	16	16	0.0455 ppb - 0.0960 ppb
2015	0.0600 ppb	14	14	0.0470 ppb - 0.0746 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-06-09	WA97-SE1-14-1067	0.0455 ppb
2014-06-09	WA97-SE1-14-1067	0.0550 ppb
2014-06-10	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0478 ppb
2014-06-10	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0592 ppb
2014-06-10	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0521 ppb
2014-06-10	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0860 ppb
2014-06-11	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0556 ppb
2014-06-11	WA97-SE1-14-1107	0.0631 ppb
2014-12-29	3163627	0.0960 ppb
2014-12-29	3163593	0.0552 ppb
2014-12-29	3163575	0.0607 ppb
2014-12-29	3163640	0.0563 ppb
2014-12-29	3163584	0.0552 ppb
2014-12-29	3163611	0.0568 ppb
2014-12-29	3163664	0.0577 ppb
2014-12-29	3163618	0.0571 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0600 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0540 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0580 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0580 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0580 ppb
2015-03-17	WA97-SE1-15-0504	0.0580 ppb
2015-03-18	WA97-SE1-15-0532	0.0470 ppb
2015-03-18	WA97-SE1-15-0532	0.0500 ppb
2015-09-02	3314353	0.0746 ppb
2015-09-02	3314375	0.0743 ppb
2015-09-02	3314340	0.0701 ppb
2015-09-14	3322516	0.0648 ppb
2015-09-15	3323941	0.0516 ppb
2015-09-23	3328886	0.0610 ppb