Strontium

Bellflower - Somerset MWC

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	0.657 ppb	16	16	0.510 ppb - 0.820 ppb
2015	0.606 ppb	14	14	0.500 ppb - 0.730 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
2014-07-23	4G23102-23A	0.780 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-03A	0.520 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-01A	0.640 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-07A	0.820 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-09A	0.630 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-05A	0.770 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-25A	0.620 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-19A	0.510 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-21A	0.750 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-31A	0.550 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-27A	0.620 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-29A	0.610 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-17A	0.660 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-11A	0.770 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-15A	0.610 ppb
2014-07-23	4G23102-13A	0.650 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-07A	0.730 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-09A	0.510 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-13A	0.580 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-03A	0.520 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-01A	0.610 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-15A	0.570 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-17A	0.500 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-21A	0.710 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-19A	0.730 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-23A	0.530 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-27A	0.590 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-25A	0.610 ppb
2015-01-30	5A30045-11A	0.590 ppb
2015-02-11	5B11083-03A	0.700 ppb