Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Renton

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
20140.0684 ppb880.0561 ppb - 0.0887 ppb
20150.0718 ppb880.0571 ppb - 0.0900 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
2014-08-0635149452007AM0.0561 ppb
2014-08-0635149452009AM0.0675 ppb
2014-08-0635149452015AM0.0664 ppb
2014-08-0635149452013AM0.0630 ppb
2014-08-0635149452011AM0.0685 ppb
2014-08-0635149452001AM0.0887 ppb
2014-08-0635149452005AM0.0652 ppb
2014-09-1035154540001AM0.0720 ppb
2015-02-0435174286007AM0.0571 ppb
2015-02-0435174286009AM0.0751 ppb
2015-02-0435174286013AM0.0590 ppb
2015-02-0435174286011AM0.0758 ppb
2015-02-0435174286015AM0.0900 ppb
2015-02-0435174286001AM0.0879 ppb
2015-02-0435174286005AM0.0650 ppb
2015-02-0435174286003AM0.0643 ppb