Strontium

NJ American Water - Atlantic County

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	0.0380 ppb	26	26	0.0112 ppb - 0.109 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
2014-01-14	24540001	0.0116 ppb
2014-01-14	24539801	0.0700 ppb
2014-01-14	24543801	0.0171 ppb
2014-01-14	24539901	0.0133 ppb
2014-01-15	24540101	0.102 ppb
2014-01-15	24543901	0.0421 ppb
2014-01-15	24540201	0.0195 ppb
2014-01-15	24540501	0.0686 ppb
2014-01-15	24540401	0.0117 ppb
2014-01-29	24540301	0.0328 ppb
2014-07-01	26177101	0.0435 ppb
2014-07-01	26171801	0.0375 ppb
2014-07-01	26171601	0.0112 ppb
2014-07-07	26171301	0.0314 ppb
2014-07-07	26171201	0.0139 ppb
2014-07-08	26177001	0.0212 ppb
2014-07-08	26171901	0.0142 ppb
2014-07-08	26176901	0.0181 ppb
2014-07-09	26176801	0.0363 ppb
2014-07-09	26170601	0.0273 ppb
2014-07-09	26171401	0.109 ppb
2014-07-15	26172101	0.0162 ppb
2014-07-15	26170701	0.0733 ppb
2014-07-16	26172001	0.0609 ppb
2014-07-16	26171501	0.0199 ppb
2014-08-05	26170801	0.0654 ppb