Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Port Orchard 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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0465 ppb22220.0260 ppb - 0.0660 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
2015-01-26B5A2436-100.0650 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-130.0530 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-190.0440 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-170.0650 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-150.0300 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-040.0550 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-070.0430 ppb
2015-01-26B5A2436-010.0280 ppb
2015-01-28B5A2687-010.0430 ppb
2015-01-28B5A2687-040.0340 ppb
2015-04-06B5D0545-040.0320 ppb
2015-04-06B5D0545-010.0560 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-040.0260 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-070.0660 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0540-010.0480 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-140.0530 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-100.0610 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-120.0260 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0540-040.0440 ppb
2015-07-06B5G0536-010.0540 ppb
2015-10-13B5J1338-010.0560 ppb
2015-10-13B5J1338-040.0420 ppb