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Strontium

Cedar River Water & Sewer 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0322 ppb10100.0270 ppb - 0.0390 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
2015-03-045C05049-03A0.0280 ppb
2015-03-045C05049-01A0.0280 ppb
2015-05-185E19026-01A0.0340 ppb
2015-06-035F04030-03A0.0320 ppb
2015-06-035F04030-01A0.0270 ppb
2015-09-085I09028-03A0.0370 ppb
2015-09-085I09028-01A0.0330 ppb
2015-10-055J06132-01A0.0390 ppb
2015-12-025L03076-03A0.0320 ppb
2015-12-025L03076-01A0.0320 ppb