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Strontium

Spanaway Water Company

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.

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0945 ppb36360.0520 ppb - 0.280 ppb
20150.0990 ppb110.0990 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
2014-04-15201404160620AM0.0950 ppb
2014-04-15201404160827AM0.0810 ppb
2014-04-15201404160567AM0.0750 ppb
2014-04-15201404160565AM0.0770 ppb
2014-04-15201404160581AM0.0730 ppb
2014-04-15201404160630AM0.0520 ppb
2014-04-21201404220370AM0.0880 ppb
2014-04-21201404230324AM0.0990 ppb
2014-04-21201404220388AM0.0890 ppb
2014-04-21201404220210AM0.280 ppb
2014-04-21201404230367AM0.0730 ppb
2014-04-21201404230359AM0.0960 ppb
2014-04-21201404220212AM0.1000 ppb
2014-04-21201404220254AM0.110 ppb
2014-04-21201404230330AM0.0940 ppb
2014-04-21201404220367AM0.0790 ppb
2014-04-22201404230341AM0.0930 ppb
2014-04-29201404300789AM0.0850 ppb
2014-10-06201410070325AM0.0580 ppb
2014-10-06201410070319AM0.0910 ppb
2014-10-06201410070399AM0.0940 ppb
2014-10-06201410070328AM0.0890 ppb
2014-10-06201410070305AM0.0680 ppb
2014-10-06201410070285AM0.0960 ppb
2014-10-06201410070303AM0.1000 ppb
2014-10-06201410070334AM0.0820 ppb
2014-10-06201410070338AM0.0950 ppb
2014-10-07201410080392AM0.0990 ppb
2014-10-07201410080390AM0.1000 ppb
2014-10-07201410080377AM0.0910 ppb
2014-10-07201410080459AM0.110 ppb
2014-10-21201410220345AM0.110 ppb
2014-10-21201410220193AM0.0730 ppb
2014-10-21201410220343AM0.1000 ppb
2014-10-22201410230325AM0.0980 ppb
2014-11-12201411130680AM0.110 ppb
2015-07-23201507240287AM0.0990 ppb