Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Covington 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0286 ppb12120.0110 ppb - 0.0710 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
2015-02-25B5B2520-030.0150 ppb
2015-02-25B5B2520-010.0110 ppb
2015-05-27B5E2710-010.0130 ppb
2015-05-27B5E2709-010.0710 ppb
2015-05-27B5E2710-030.0190 ppb
2015-07-29B5G3153-010.0150 ppb
2015-07-29B5G3151-010.0520 ppb
2015-07-29B5G3151-030.0340 ppb
2015-07-29B5G3153-030.0210 ppb
2015-11-18B5K1952-010.0120 ppb
2015-11-18B5K1937-010.0650 ppb
2015-11-18B5K1952-030.0150 ppb