Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Sunnyside

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.149 ppb20200.00140 ppb - 0.211 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
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134100.135 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134090.134 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134150.129 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134140.127 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134120.133 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134130.00140 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134110.126 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134070.108 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134080.135 ppb
2014-03-31WA97-SE1-14-05465-134060.103 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395540.192 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17795-407240.211 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395530.160 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395550.179 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-39553A0.171 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395580.171 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395570.172 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395560.196 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17795-407250.194 ppb
2014-09-03WA97-SE2-14-17266-395590.202 ppb