Strontium

Tinker AFB Bio-env Eng

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
2013	0.213 ppb	46	46	0.0962 ppb - 0.361 ppb
2014	0.178 ppb	5	5	0.117 ppb - 0.268 ppb
2015	0.138 ppb	4	4	0.0975 ppb - 0.165 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
2013-02-06	3B06026-12	0.156 ppb
2013-02-06	3B06026-14	0.162 ppb
2013-02-06	3B06026-01	0.130 ppb
2013-02-06	3B06026-07	0.154 ppb
2013-02-06	3B06026-04	0.148 ppb
2013-02-21	3B21014-02	0.170 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-01	0.124 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-10	0.217 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-13	0.145 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-20	0.273 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-04	0.361 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-07	0.285 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-16	0.116 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-18	0.186 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-22	0.224 ppb
2013-03-05	3C05035-24	0.168 ppb
2013-03-16	3D16033-01	0.285 ppb
2013-04-02	3D02034-15	0.340 ppb
2013-04-02	3D02034-01	0.229 ppb
2013-04-02	3D02034-17	0.185 ppb
2013-04-02	3D02034-07	0.108 ppb
2013-04-02	3D02034-13	0.232 ppb
2013-04-16	3D16033-03	0.326 ppb
2013-05-06	3E07033-01	0.136 ppb
2013-05-06	3E07033-04	0.344 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-07A	0.123 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-04A	0.140 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-14A	0.190 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-01A	0.108 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-12A	0.136 ppb
2013-08-08	3H08015-10A	0.166 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-20A	0.324 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-04A	0.327 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-01A	0.0962 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-07A	0.218 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-18A	0.230 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-13A	0.323 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-24A	0.222 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-10A	0.249 ppb
2013-09-04	3I04039-22A	0.322 ppb
2013-09-17	3I17046-01	0.252 ppb
2013-10-08	3J08038-07A	0.117 ppb
2013-10-08	3J08038-15A	0.311 ppb
2013-10-08	3J08038-19A	0.278 ppb
2013-10-08	3J08038-04A	0.320 ppb
2013-10-08	3J08038-01A	0.119 ppb
2014-01-30	4A30009-03	0.117 ppb
2014-01-30	4A30009-05	0.121 ppb
2014-01-30	4A30009-01	0.268 ppb
2014-04-24	4D24003-01	0.237 ppb
2014-08-26	4H26011-04	0.149 ppb
2015-04-08	5D08033-01	0.165 ppb
2015-04-08	5D08025-01	0.0975 ppb
2015-08-04	5H04091-04	0.145 ppb
2015-08-04	5H04091-01	0.144 ppb