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Strontium

Nob Hill Water Association

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0579 ppb10100.0319 ppb - 0.133 ppb
20150.0835 ppb880.0450 ppb - 0.193 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
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171880.0374 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171910.0547 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171930.0595 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171920.0341 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171900.0559 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171890.0319 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410470.0400 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410480.0670 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410460.0650 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410450.133 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-218370.0520 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-218380.0450 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-218390.0580 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE1-15-09609-218360.158 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-482610.0540 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-482590.193 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-482620.0500 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-482600.0580 ppb