Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lakehaven Utility 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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0833 ppb15150.0340 ppb - 0.130 ppb
20140.0628 ppb23230.0120 ppb - 0.140 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-08-06201308070497AM0.0780 ppb
2013-08-06201308070391AM0.130 ppb
2013-08-06201308070507AM0.0620 ppb
2013-08-06201308070395AM0.0740 ppb
2013-08-06201308070389AM0.0770 ppb
2013-08-06201308070393AM0.0940 ppb
2013-08-12201308130166AM0.0840 ppb
2013-08-12201308130185AM0.0920 ppb
2013-08-12201308130061AM0.0650 ppb
2013-08-12201308130146AM0.0900 ppb
2013-08-20201308210412AM0.110 ppb
2013-08-20201308210574AM0.0480 ppb
2013-08-20201308210465AM0.0340 ppb
2013-08-26201308280245AM0.130 ppb
2013-08-27201308280248AM0.0810 ppb
2014-01-13201401140203AM0.0760 ppb
2014-01-13201401140201AM0.0860 ppb
2014-01-13201401140251AM0.0790 ppb
2014-01-21201401220155AM0.0600 ppb
2014-01-21201401220100AM0.0170 ppb
2014-01-22201401230194AM0.0600 ppb
2014-01-22201401230160AM0.0930 ppb
2014-01-22201401230192AM0.0980 ppb
2014-01-22201401230158AM0.130 ppb
2014-04-16201404170317AM0.0910 ppb
2014-04-22201404230355AM0.0180 ppb
2014-04-22201404230374AM0.0130 ppb
2014-05-13201405140667AM0.0950 ppb
2014-06-03201406040625AM0.0950 ppb
2014-07-01201407020552AM0.0470 ppb
2014-07-08201407090806AM0.0430 ppb
2014-07-09201407100475AM0.0120 ppb
2014-07-09201407100403AM0.0160 ppb
2014-07-22201407230568AM0.0590 ppb
2014-07-22201407230564AM0.0780 ppb
2014-07-22201407230705AM0.140 ppb
2014-09-30201410010210AM0.0140 ppb
2014-09-30201410010172AM0.0240 ppb