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Strontium

Silverdale Water District 16

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.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0722 ppb22220.0390 ppb - 0.120 ppb
20150.0678 ppb22220.0380 ppb - 0.110 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
2014-12-08201412090605AM0.0400 ppb
2014-12-08201412090590AM0.0890 ppb
2014-12-08201412090603AM0.0570 ppb
2014-12-08201412090767AM0.0890 ppb
2014-12-08201412090508AM0.0600 ppb
2014-12-08201412090583AM0.0610 ppb
2014-12-09201412100830AM0.0660 ppb
2014-12-09201412100442AM0.0720 ppb
2014-12-09201412100776AM0.0590 ppb
2014-12-10201412110884AM0.120 ppb
2014-12-10201412110237AM0.0530 ppb
2014-12-18201412190172AM0.0390 ppb
2014-12-18201412190353AM0.0920 ppb
2014-12-18201412190156AM0.0580 ppb
2014-12-18201412190154AM0.0770 ppb
2014-12-18201412190343AM0.0610 ppb
2014-12-18201412190170AM0.0830 ppb
2014-12-18201412190360AM0.0620 ppb
2014-12-22201412300248AM0.0950 ppb
2014-12-22201412230505AM0.0740 ppb
2014-12-22201412230665AM0.0920 ppb
2014-12-22201412230809AM0.0900 ppb
2015-06-16201506170375AM0.0580 ppb
2015-06-16201506170589AM0.0560 ppb
2015-06-16201506170384AM0.0390 ppb
2015-06-16201506170352AM0.0720 ppb
2015-06-16201506170403AM0.0560 ppb
2015-06-17201506190057AM0.110 ppb
2015-06-17201506180501AM0.0800 ppb
2015-06-17201506180486AM0.0560 ppb
2015-06-17201506180469AM0.0800 ppb
2015-06-17201506180490AM0.0700 ppb
2015-06-17201506180429AM0.0610 ppb
2015-06-22201506230801AM0.0780 ppb
2015-06-29201506300291AM0.0760 ppb
2015-06-29201506300289AM0.0380 ppb
2015-06-29201506300285AM0.0900 ppb
2015-06-29201506300345AM0.0580 ppb
2015-06-29201506230408AM0.0830 ppb
2015-06-29201506300448AM0.0640 ppb
2015-06-29201506300483AM0.0650 ppb
2015-06-29201506300444AM0.0710 ppb
2015-06-29201506300281AM0.0760 ppb
2015-06-29201506300173AM0.0550 ppb