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Strontium

Mukilteo Water & Wastewater District

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
20130.0158 ppb440.0148 ppb - 0.0164 ppb
20140.0162 ppb440.0156 ppb - 0.0167 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
2013-08-0713H0372-02A0.0148 ppb
2013-08-0713H0372-01A0.0158 ppb
2013-11-1413K0602-02A0.0164 ppb
2013-11-1413K0602-01A0.0163 ppb
2014-02-1414B0725-01A0.0167 ppb
2014-02-1414B0725-03A0.0167 ppb
2014-05-2014E0927-01A0.0156 ppb
2014-05-2014E0927-03A0.0158 ppb