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Strontium

Lakewood 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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0725 ppb14140.0460 ppb - 0.0860 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-05-07201305080351AM0.0860 ppb
2013-05-07201305080435AM0.0800 ppb
2013-05-07201305080343AM0.0460 ppb
2013-05-08201305090160AM0.0830 ppb
2013-05-08201305090201AM0.0770 ppb
2013-05-08201305090180AM0.0730 ppb
2013-05-08201305090196AM0.0740 ppb
2013-10-22201310230501AM0.0770 ppb
2013-10-22201310230590AM0.0720 ppb
2013-10-22201310230471AM0.0730 ppb
2013-10-22201310230473AM0.0520 ppb
2013-10-23201310240406AM0.0670 ppb
2013-10-23201310240533AM0.0710 ppb
2013-10-23201310240333AM0.0840 ppb