Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Pullman 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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.174 ppb20200.130 ppb - 0.220 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
2014-04-16B4D1841-070.210 ppb
2014-04-16B4D1841-140.200 ppb
2014-04-16B4D1841-120.210 ppb
2014-04-16B4D1841-100.140 ppb
2014-04-16B4D1841-040.150 ppb
2014-04-16B4D1841-010.190 ppb
2014-04-17B4D1932-040.130 ppb
2014-04-17B4D1932-090.140 ppb
2014-04-17B4D1932-070.140 ppb
2014-04-17B4D1932-010.160 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-180.210 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-100.210 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-200.220 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-240.160 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-010.160 ppb
2014-10-13B4J1566-130.220 ppb
2014-10-14B4J1566-220.150 ppb
2014-10-14B4J1566-040.180 ppb
2014-10-14B4J1566-160.150 ppb
2014-10-14B4J1566-070.150 ppb