Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

Snoqualmie Water

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
20130.127 ppb12120.0520 ppb - 0.170 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-03-26201303270194AM0.170 ppb
2013-03-26201303270145AM0.150 ppb
2013-03-26201303270176AM0.160 ppb
2013-03-26201303270186AM0.0600 ppb
2013-03-26201303270204AM0.0570 ppb
2013-03-26201303270235AM0.150 ppb
2013-09-17201309180701AM0.160 ppb
2013-09-17201309180453AM0.130 ppb
2013-09-17201309180486AM0.140 ppb
2013-09-17201309180478AM0.140 ppb
2013-09-17201309180705AM0.0520 ppb
2013-09-17201309180709AM0.160 ppb