Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Mercer Island

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
20130.0276 ppb880.0240 ppb - 0.0310 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
20150.0291 ppb16160.0120 ppb - 0.0360 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
2013-03-19A3C0196-04A0.0280 ppb
2013-03-19A3C0196-01A0.0260 ppb
2013-06-11A3E1229-04A0.0240 ppb
2013-06-11A3E1229-01A0.0260 ppb
2013-09-17A3H2383-04A0.0280 ppb
2013-09-17A3H2383-01A0.0290 ppb
2013-12-10A3K1044-01A0.0290 ppb
2013-12-10A3K1044-04A0.0310 ppb