Strontium

NJ American Water - Western

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	0.543 ppb	38	38	0.0743 ppb - 1.39 ppb
2014	0.0772 ppb	2	2	0.0760 ppb - 0.0784 ppb
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
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
2013-05-01	21871901	1.39 ppb
2013-05-01	21873501	1.26 ppb
2013-05-02	21872301	0.677 ppb
2013-05-02	21872901	0.378 ppb
2013-05-06	21874301	0.0754 ppb
2013-05-08	21873301	0.947 ppb
2013-05-08	21872501	0.953 ppb
2013-05-09	21877701	0.0771 ppb
2013-05-09	21873701	0.558 ppb
2013-05-13	21872701	0.0866 ppb
2013-05-13	21873901	0.0843 ppb
2013-05-16	21872101	0.441 ppb
2013-06-06	21875101	0.586 ppb
2013-06-17	21874501	0.611 ppb
2013-06-19	21871701	0.680 ppb
2013-06-28	22941201	0.472 ppb
2013-07-01	21874901	0.146 ppb
2013-07-24	21874701	0.710 ppb
2013-08-19	23163401	0.0972 ppb
2013-08-19	23160401	0.0743 ppb
2013-08-23	23490401	0.515 ppb
2013-08-23	23490801	0.283 ppb
2013-08-23	23491001	0.642 ppb
2013-08-30	23490601	0.725 ppb
2013-09-06	23490201	0.689 ppb
2013-10-11	23875801	0.806 ppb
2013-11-04	23876001	1.32 ppb
2013-11-04	23876601	0.0902 ppb
2013-11-04	23874401	1.24 ppb
2013-11-05	23879601	0.0885 ppb
2013-11-06	23876201	0.631 ppb
2013-11-06	23875001	1.24 ppb
2013-11-06	23874801	0.630 ppb
2013-11-08	23875601	0.316 ppb
2013-11-08	23875201	0.0901 ppb
2013-11-08	23876401	0.0889 ppb
2013-11-13	23873301	0.475 ppb
2013-11-18	23875401	0.458 ppb
2014-02-05	24727501	0.0760 ppb
2014-02-06	24729401	0.0784 ppb