Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Monroe Water System

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
20130.0162 ppb660.0128 ppb - 0.0190 ppb
20140.0149 ppb220.0148 ppb - 0.0150 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
2013-04-02WA97-SE1-13-05101-121030.0180 ppb
2013-04-02WA97-SE1-13-05100-121020.0190 ppb
2013-07-11WA97-SE2-13-12374-281080.0143 ppb
2013-07-11WA97-SE2-13-12374-281070.0128 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE3-13-19499-442910.0180 ppb
2013-10-09WA97-SE3-13-19499-442900.0150 ppb
2014-01-07WA98-SE4-14-00264-6530.0150 ppb
2014-01-07WA97-SE4-14-00264-6530.0148 ppb