Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Strontium

City of Vancouver

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
20130.109 ppb20200.0620 ppb - 0.150 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
2013-05-28201305290241AM0.0790 ppb
2013-05-28201305290226AM0.140 ppb
2013-05-28201305290255AM0.150 ppb
2013-05-28201305290239AM0.0620 ppb
2013-05-28201305290215AM0.150 ppb
2013-05-28201305290260AM0.110 ppb
2013-05-28201305290223AM0.130 ppb
2013-05-28201305290217AM0.130 ppb
2013-05-28201305290221AM0.140 ppb
2013-06-17201306180198AM0.0870 ppb
2013-11-19201311200397AM0.0700 ppb
2013-11-19201311200343AM0.0890 ppb
2013-11-19201311200369AM0.0650 ppb
2013-11-19201311200341AM0.1000 ppb
2013-11-19201311200323AM0.130 ppb
2013-11-19201311200327AM0.110 ppb
2013-11-19201311200401AM0.0950 ppb
2013-11-19201311200365AM0.110 ppb
2013-11-19201311200527AM0.140 ppb
2013-11-19201311200325AM0.1000 ppb