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Strontium

City of Richland

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.133 ppb18180.0637 ppb - 0.365 ppb
20150.0987 ppb660.0860 ppb - 0.113 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
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243430.247 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243420.0816 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243460.0734 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243470.0776 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243410.365 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243400.0637 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243440.0741 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243450.0812 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408770.101 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408760.0830 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408750.322 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408780.109 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537090.111 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537100.0950 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537080.0810 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537050.0798 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537070.269 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537060.0833 ppb
2015-01-13WA97-SE3-15-00789-19960.113 ppb
2015-01-13WA97-SE2-15-00789-19960.110 ppb
2015-02-24WA97-SE4-15-03525-81540.0978 ppb
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-102840.0860 ppb
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-102850.0920 ppb
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-102860.0933 ppb