Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

SNO PUD 1 - Lake Stevens

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0395 ppb12120.0130 ppb - 0.108 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
2014-01-22WA97-SE1-14-01298-34010.0160 ppb
2014-01-22WA97-SE1-14-01298-34000.0140 ppb
2014-04-15WA97-SE2-14-06585-159430.0150 ppb
2014-04-15WA97-SE2-14-06585-159440.0150 ppb
2014-04-16WA97-SE1-14-06586-159460.0390 ppb
2014-04-1697-SE1-14-06586-159450.102 ppb
2014-07-22WA97-SE3-14-13616-317310.0130 ppb
2014-07-22WA97-SE3-14-13616-317320.0160 ppb
2014-10-27WA97-SE4-14-21143-477860.0155 ppb
2014-10-27WA97-SE1-14-21143-477870.0173 ppb
2014-10-28WA98-SE2-14-21311-482250.108 ppb
2014-10-28WA98-SE2-14-21311-482240.103 ppb