Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lacey Water Department

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.0878 ppb20200.0410 ppb - 0.130 ppb
20150.0788 ppb20200.0340 ppb - 0.110 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
2014-12-02201412040482AM0.0430 ppb
2014-12-02201412040492AM0.1000 ppb
2014-12-02201412040255AM0.0940 ppb
2014-12-02201412040301AM0.130 ppb
2014-12-03201412040345AM0.0730 ppb
2014-12-03201412050406AM0.120 ppb
2014-12-03201412050528AM0.1000 ppb
2014-12-03201412040484AM0.1000 ppb
2014-12-03201412040287AM0.0820 ppb
2014-12-03201412050482AM0.0410 ppb
2014-12-04201412040579AM0.0890 ppb
2014-12-04201412050498AM0.0590 ppb
2014-12-04201412050473AM0.0740 ppb
2014-12-04201412050380AM0.1000 ppb
2014-12-04201412050361AM0.0800 ppb
2014-12-04201412050384AM0.110 ppb
2014-12-04201412050393AM0.0950 ppb
2014-12-04201412050391AM0.0650 ppb
2014-12-04201412050525AM0.1000 ppb
2014-12-04201412050367AM0.1000 ppb
2015-06-29201506300268AM0.0770 ppb
2015-06-29201506300498AM0.0800 ppb
2015-06-29201506300279AM0.0940 ppb
2015-06-29201506300283AM0.0850 ppb
2015-06-29201506300374AM0.0700 ppb
2015-06-29201506300175AM0.0790 ppb
2015-06-29201506300287AM0.0830 ppb
2015-06-29201506300235AM0.0770 ppb
2015-06-29201506300181AM0.0380 ppb
2015-06-29201506300521AM0.110 ppb
2015-06-29201506300327AM0.110 ppb
2015-06-29201506300314AM0.0970 ppb
2015-06-29201506300274AM0.0760 ppb
2015-06-30201507010636AM0.0340 ppb
2015-06-30201507010523AM0.110 ppb
2015-06-30201507010547AM0.0960 ppb
2015-06-30201507010336AM0.1000 ppb
2015-06-30201507010550AM0.0680 ppb
2015-06-30201507010518AM0.0560 ppb
2015-07-15201507160592AM0.0360 ppb