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Strontium

City of Moses Lake

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.106 ppb34340.00260 ppb - 0.400 ppb
20150.0730 ppb660.0220 ppb - 0.180 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
2014-05-05201405060289AM0.0200 ppb
2014-05-05201405060349AM0.0550 ppb
2014-05-05201405060321AM0.00990 ppb
2014-05-05201405060274AM0.110 ppb
2014-05-05201405060287AM0.0480 ppb
2014-05-06201405070322AM0.00390 ppb
2014-05-06201405070333AM0.0510 ppb
2014-05-06201405070326AM0.330 ppb
2014-05-07201405080477AM0.0270 ppb
2014-05-07201405080483AM0.0110 ppb
2014-05-07201405080551AM0.0190 ppb
2014-05-07201405080573AM0.0540 ppb
2014-05-07201405080427AM0.330 ppb
2014-05-07201405080348AM0.00260 ppb
2014-05-08201405090521AM0.200 ppb
2014-05-08201405120316AM0.0450 ppb
2014-05-12201405130332AM0.0280 ppb
2014-11-10201411120413AM0.280 ppb
2014-11-12201411130793AM0.170 ppb
2014-11-12201411130816AM0.00760 ppb
2014-11-12201411130805AM0.00370 ppb
2014-11-12201411130839AM0.0230 ppb
2014-11-12201411130843AM0.400 ppb
2014-11-13201411150141AM0.0160 ppb
2014-11-13201411150145AM0.0120 ppb
2014-11-13201411150149AM0.00310 ppb
2014-11-13201411150205AM0.120 ppb
2014-11-17201411180443AM0.0250 ppb
2014-11-17201411180533AM0.110 ppb
2014-11-17201411180458AM0.0400 ppb
2014-11-18201411190557AM0.340 ppb
2014-11-18201411190307AM0.150 ppb
2014-11-18201411190555AM0.220 ppb
2014-11-18201411190201AM0.330 ppb
2015-05-18201505190555AM0.0220 ppb
2015-05-18201505190519AM0.0750 ppb
2015-05-18201505190474AM0.180 ppb
2015-11-10201510300177AM0.0390 ppb
2015-11-10201510300173AM0.0220 ppb
2015-11-10201511110789AM0.1000 ppb