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Strontium

Modern Electric Water Company

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
20140.0720 ppb14140.0556 ppb - 0.105 ppb
20150.0680 ppb14140.0479 ppb - 0.101 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
2014-05-30140530047-0020.105 ppb
2014-05-30140530047-0030.0811 ppb
2014-05-30140530047-0010.0728 ppb
2014-05-30140530047-0040.0740 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0020.0556 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0050.0726 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0040.0783 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0080.0567 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0090.0566 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0060.0799 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0070.0572 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0010.0557 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0100.104 ppb
2014-10-13141016009-0030.0585 ppb
2015-01-12150113002-0020.101 ppb
2015-01-12150113002-0010.0717 ppb
2015-03-16150318023-0010.0783 ppb
2015-03-16150318023-0020.0967 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0070.0609 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0090.0679 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0100.0479 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0080.0587 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0060.0511 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0040.0771 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0030.0613 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0020.0568 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0050.0716 ppb
2015-09-14150915035-0010.0514 ppb