Strontium

Vineland Water & Sewer Utility

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	0.0306 ppb	28	28	0.00380 ppb - 0.0460 ppb
2014	0.0235 ppb	2	2	0.0190 ppb - 0.0280 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
2013-04-09	201304100451AM	0.0420 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100466AM	0.0300 ppb
2013-04-09	201304100330AM	0.0460 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110582AM	0.0380 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110594AM	0.0370 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110587AM	0.0340 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110585AM	0.0200 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110616AM	0.0380 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110592AM	0.0370 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110590AM	0.0340 ppb
2013-04-10	201304110618AM	0.0230 ppb
2013-04-15	201304160189AM	0.00760 ppb
2013-04-15	201304160048AM	0.0290 ppb
2013-04-24	201304250462AM	0.00820 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080219AM	0.0350 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080215AM	0.00380 ppb
2013-10-07	201310090245AM	0.0400 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080181AM	0.0300 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080223AM	0.0220 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080209AM	0.0330 ppb
2013-10-07	201310080221AM	0.0310 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090273AM	0.0380 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090454AM	0.0420 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090195AM	0.0410 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090247AM	0.0270 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090271AM	0.0340 ppb
2013-10-08	201310090243AM	0.0220 ppb
2013-10-22	201310230484AM	0.0340 ppb
2014-04-28	201405030095AM	0.0280 ppb
2014-10-23	201410240252AM	0.0190 ppb