The Many Uses of Strontium

Strontium has many uses, from giving fireworks a beautiful red color to toothpaste for sensitive teeth.

Strontium can be used in:
Red fireworks
Toothpaste for sensitive teeth
Glow in the dark paints
Electricity for space vehicles, remote weather stations and navigation buoys (Specifically Strontium-90, a radioactive isotope)
Thickness gauges
Removal of static charges from machines dealing with paper or plastic
Ferrite magnets
Refining zinc