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Strontium

Marysville Utilities

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0405 ppb14140.0150 ppb - 0.0778 ppb
20150.0506 ppb14140.0140 ppb - 0.0810 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
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358770.0650 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358790.0150 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358760.0710 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358780.0630 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358830.0740 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358820.0240 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358810.0220 ppb
2014-08-11WA97-SE1-14-15506-358800.0250 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495400.0155 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495370.0778 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495410.0159 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495420.0245 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495380.0597 ppb
2014-11-04WA97-SE2-14-21881-495390.0152 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50870.0660 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50820.0590 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50850.0610 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50860.0700 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50810.0700 ppb
2015-02-03WA97-SE3-15-02161-50840.0140 ppb
2015-02-04WA97-SE3-15-02161-50880.0180 ppb
2015-02-04WA97-SE3-15-02161-50830.0630 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194690.0590 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194700.0140 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194710.0810 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194740.0590 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194720.0180 ppb
2015-05-05WA97-SE4-15-08485-194730.0570 ppb