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Strontium

Olympic View Water & Sewer 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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0656 ppb880.0280 ppb - 0.0970 ppb
20150.0731 ppb770.0290 ppb - 0.0980 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
2014-07-14201407150325AM0.0930 ppb
2014-07-14201407150330AM0.0290 ppb
2014-07-14201407150366AM0.0970 ppb
2014-07-14201407150400AM0.0280 ppb
2014-10-27201410280383AM0.0560 ppb
2014-10-27201410280544AM0.0970 ppb
2014-10-27201410280503AM0.0290 ppb
2014-10-27201410280619AM0.0960 ppb
2015-01-13201501150011AM0.0950 ppb
2015-01-13201501140645AM0.0670 ppb
2015-01-13201501140505AM0.0980 ppb
2015-01-13201501140776AM0.0290 ppb
2015-04-14201504160462AM0.0380 ppb
2015-04-15201504160333AM0.0920 ppb
2015-04-15201504160457AM0.0930 ppb