Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Othello Water Department

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0580 ppb16160.00952 ppb - 0.248 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
2014-01-21103801P0.00980 ppb
2014-01-21103800P0.0184 ppb
2014-01-21103796P0.0527 ppb
2014-01-21103798P0.0710 ppb
2014-01-21103795P0.196 ppb
2014-02-18105821R0.0113 ppb
2014-02-18105822R0.0315 ppb
2014-02-18305823R0.0671 ppb
2014-07-14107869P0.00952 ppb
2014-07-14107865P0.0106 ppb
2014-07-14107868P0.0190 ppb
2014-07-14107867P0.0216 ppb
2014-07-14307969P0.0295 ppb
2014-07-14107864P0.0596 ppb
2014-07-14107866P0.0730 ppb
2014-07-14107863P0.248 ppb