Strontium

Southington Water Department

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	0.276 ppb	24	24	0.0205 ppb - 0.575 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-03-18	35180798007AM	0.549 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798001AM	0.172 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798019AM	0.158 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798021AM	0.186 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798017AM	0.549 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798013AM	0.337 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798009AM	0.403 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798003AM	0.312 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798011AM	0.323 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798005AM	0.149 ppb
2015-03-18	35180798015AM	0.318 ppb
2015-06-25	35195588003AM	0.166 ppb
2015-06-25	35195588001AM	0.0205 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466011AM	0.209 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466001AM	0.165 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466013AM	0.249 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466009AM	0.169 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466005AM	0.142 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466003AM	0.138 ppb
2015-09-23	35209466007AM	0.160 ppb
2015-09-24	35209566001AM	0.320 ppb
2015-09-24	35209566007AM	0.575 ppb
2015-09-24	35209566005AM	0.297 ppb
2015-09-24	35209566003AM	0.561 ppb