Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Kelso

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
20140.0357 ppb660.0349 ppb - 0.0369 ppb
20150.0366 ppb220.0358 ppb - 0.0374 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
2014-04-2320037900010.0358 ppb
2014-04-2320037900040.0362 ppb
2014-07-2920208600040.0351 ppb
2014-07-2920208600010.0369 ppb
2014-10-2320368090010.0349 ppb
2014-10-2320368090040.0352 ppb
2015-01-2720518590010.0374 ppb
2015-01-2720518590040.0358 ppb