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Strontium

Manchester 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0777 ppb20200.0550 ppb - 0.140 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
2015-03-18201503200353AM0.0740 ppb
2015-03-18201503090111AM0.0580 ppb
2015-03-18201503090112AM0.0760 ppb
2015-03-18201503090110AM0.0580 ppb
2015-03-18201503090107AM0.0610 ppb
2015-03-18201503090114AM0.0590 ppb
2015-03-18201503090113AM0.140 ppb
2015-03-18201503090116AM0.0690 ppb
2015-05-12201503220007AM0.110 ppb
2015-05-12201503220006AM0.1000 ppb
2015-06-29201504190005AM0.110 ppb
2015-06-29201504190004AM0.1000 ppb
2015-09-24201510020608AM0.0660 ppb
2015-09-24201510020620AM0.0660 ppb
2015-09-24201510020415AM0.0570 ppb
2015-09-24201510020382AM0.0550 ppb
2015-09-24201510020606AM0.0560 ppb
2015-09-24201510020474AM0.0550 ppb
2015-09-24201510020573AM0.0630 ppb
2015-09-24201508180008AM0.120 ppb