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Strontium

City of Puyallup

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.0588 ppb36360.0140 ppb - 0.1000 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
2015-02-03201502050727AM0.0630 ppb
2015-02-03201502050883AM0.0780 ppb
2015-02-03201502050842AM0.0530 ppb
2015-02-03201502050875AM0.0780 ppb
2015-02-03201502050764AM0.0610 ppb
2015-02-03201502050731AM0.0630 ppb
2015-02-03201502050688AM0.0140 ppb
2015-02-03201502050880AM0.0150 ppb
2015-02-03201502050905AM0.0930 ppb
2015-02-03201502050455AM0.0600 ppb
2015-02-03201502050735AM0.0500 ppb
2015-02-03201502050400AM0.0980 ppb
2015-02-03201502050855AM0.0880 ppb
2015-02-03201502050717AM0.0980 ppb
2015-02-03201502050725AM0.0400 ppb
2015-05-05201505070594AM0.0150 ppb
2015-05-05201505070577AM0.0140 ppb
2015-08-06201508070108AM0.0450 ppb
2015-08-06201508070118AM0.0650 ppb
2015-08-06201508070151AM0.0520 ppb
2015-08-06201508070155AM0.0990 ppb
2015-08-06201508110453AM0.0430 ppb
2015-08-06201508070198AM0.0530 ppb
2015-08-06201508070195AM0.0630 ppb
2015-08-06201508070215AM0.0510 ppb
2015-08-06201508070229AM0.0990 ppb
2015-08-06201508070106AM0.0980 ppb
2015-08-06201508070201AM0.0180 ppb
2015-08-06201508070232AM0.0540 ppb
2015-08-06201508070135AM0.1000 ppb
2015-08-06201508070125AM0.1000 ppb
2015-08-06201508070121AM0.0180 ppb
2015-08-06201508070114AM0.1000 ppb
2015-09-29201509300232AM0.0480 ppb
2015-11-17201511180474AM0.0140 ppb
2015-11-17201511180504AM0.0140 ppb