Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Pasco 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0944 ppb12120.0780 ppb - 0.110 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-02-13WA97-SE1-13-02594-60600.105 ppb
2013-02-13WA97-SE1-13-02592-60580.110 ppb
2013-02-13WA97-SE1-13-02593-60590.104 ppb
2013-05-15WA97-SE2-13-08414-194440.0880 ppb
2013-05-15WA97-SE2-13-08414-194450.0950 ppb
2013-05-15WA97-SE2-13-08414-194430.0966 ppb
2013-08-13WA97-SE3-13-15009-342270.0944 ppb
2013-08-13WA97-SE3-13-15009-342260.0887 ppb
2013-08-13WA97-SE1-13-15009-342250.0866 ppb
2013-11-12WA97-SE4-13-21552-489160.0940 ppb
2013-11-12WA97-SE4-13-21552-489170.0780 ppb
2013-11-12WA97-SE4-13-21552-489150.0930 ppb