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Strontium

Southwood Water System

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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0684 ppb21210.0140 ppb - 0.0950 ppb
20150.0724 ppb20200.0110 ppb - 0.1000 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
2014-08-11201408120479AM0.0900 ppb
2014-08-11201408120563AM0.0560 ppb
2014-08-11201408120234AM0.0690 ppb
2014-08-11201408120484AM0.0950 ppb
2014-08-11201408120297AM0.0920 ppb
2014-08-11201408120226AM0.0940 ppb
2014-08-12201408130697AM0.0140 ppb
2014-08-12201408130887AM0.0800 ppb
2014-08-12201408130715AM0.0880 ppb
2014-08-12201408130218AM0.0150 ppb
2014-08-12201408130903AM0.0940 ppb
2014-08-12201408130244AM0.0940 ppb
2014-08-13201408140377AM0.0740 ppb
2014-08-13201408140545AM0.0780 ppb
2014-08-13201408140359AM0.0760 ppb
2014-08-13201408140340AM0.0650 ppb
2014-08-13201408140382AM0.0600 ppb
2014-08-20201408210235AM0.0760 ppb
2014-08-20201408210317AM0.0760 ppb
2014-11-01201411040290AM0.0150 ppb
2014-11-03201411040264AM0.0350 ppb
2015-02-12201502130334AM0.0860 ppb
2015-02-12201502130422AM0.0940 ppb
2015-02-16201502170108AM0.0660 ppb
2015-02-16201502170128AM0.0650 ppb
2015-02-16201502170153AM0.0760 ppb
2015-02-16201502170142AM0.0880 ppb
2015-02-16201502170146AM0.0880 ppb
2015-02-16201502170124AM0.0830 ppb
2015-02-23201502240590AM0.0530 ppb
2015-02-23201502240365AM0.0120 ppb
2015-02-23201502240371AM0.1000 ppb
2015-02-23201502240367AM0.0780 ppb
2015-02-23201502240388AM0.0790 ppb
2015-02-23201502240369AM0.0110 ppb
2015-02-25201502260449AM0.0780 ppb
2015-02-25201502260184AM0.0970 ppb
2015-03-16201503170493AM0.0730 ppb
2015-03-16201503170800AM0.0720 ppb
2015-03-16201503170480AM0.0700 ppb
2015-03-16201503170671AM0.0780 ppb