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Strontium

Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0984 ppb26260.0674 ppb - 0.199 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
2015-03-1035178934007AM0.0903 ppb
2015-03-1035178934005AM0.0899 ppb
2015-03-1035178934001AM0.0864 ppb
2015-03-1035178934003AM0.0947 ppb
2015-03-1035178934013AM0.0935 ppb
2015-03-1035178934015AM0.0933 ppb
2015-03-1035178934011AM0.0698 ppb
2015-03-1035178934009AM0.0710 ppb
2015-03-3035181633007AM0.199 ppb
2015-03-3035181633005AM0.0957 ppb
2015-03-3035181633013AM0.0674 ppb
2015-03-3035181633011AM0.0701 ppb
2015-03-3135181843007AM0.0780 ppb
2015-03-3135181843001AM0.0739 ppb
2015-09-0335205946007AM0.0881 ppb
2015-09-0335205946009AM0.180 ppb
2015-09-0335205946011AM0.154 ppb
2015-09-0335205946013AM0.0843 ppb
2015-09-0335205946003AM0.0874 ppb
2015-09-0335205946015AM0.0819 ppb
2015-09-0335205946001AM0.0886 ppb
2015-09-0335205946019AM0.182 ppb
2015-09-0335205946017AM0.0927 ppb
2015-09-0335205946005AM0.0855 ppb
2015-09-3035209763003AM0.0800 ppb
2015-09-3035209763001AM0.0806 ppb