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Strontium

City of Yakima Water Division

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
20150.0493 ppb12120.0340 ppb - 0.0706 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
2015-03-02WA97-SE1-15-03900-88670.0413 ppb
2015-03-02WA97-SE1-15-03900-88660.0361 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-91830.0378 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-91840.0705 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-91820.0657 ppb
2015-06-22WA97-SE2-15-12586-284450.0340 ppb
2015-06-22WA97-SE2-15-12586-284440.0340 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE2-15-19425-430350.0706 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE3-15-19425-430360.0477 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE3-15-19425-430340.0457 ppb
2015-09-16WA97-SE2-15-20026-445330.0456 ppb
2015-09-16WA97-SE2-15-20026-445320.0629 ppb