Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Lynden 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0723 ppb880.0600 ppb - 0.0940 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
2014-01-14WA97-SE1-14-00830-20920.0770 ppb
2014-01-14WA97-SE1-14-00830-20930.0720 ppb
2014-04-08WA97-SE2-14-06132-149050.0620 ppb
2014-04-08WA97-SE2-14-06132-149060.0650 ppb
2014-07-08WA97-SE3-14-12584-296160.0630 ppb
2014-07-08WA97-SE3-14-12584-296150.0600 ppb
2014-10-14WA97-SE4-14-20595-466570.0850 ppb
2014-10-14WA97-SE4-14-20595-466560.0940 ppb