Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

North City 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0205 ppb660.0170 ppb - 0.0240 ppb
20140.0270 ppb220.0260 ppb - 0.0280 ppb
20150.0291 ppb16160.0120 ppb - 0.0360 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
2013-04-15A3D0405-03A0.0220 ppb
2013-04-15A3D0405-01A0.0240 ppb
2013-07-16A3F1564-03A0.0210 ppb
2013-07-16A3F1564-01A0.0200 ppb
2013-10-14A3I1994-04A0.0190 ppb
2013-10-14A3I1994-01A0.0170 ppb
2014-01-16A3L1663-01A0.0260 ppb
2014-01-16A3L1663-03A0.0280 ppb