Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cyanide

Woodbury City Water Department

NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for cyanide. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

Cyanide is a toxic chemical that causes central nervous system and thyroid toxicity. Water contamination is generally the result of metal mining and chemical industry waste, runoff from agriculture and road salts used for melting ice.

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 150 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 150 ppb for cyanide was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for cyanide, established in 1992, was based on a 1955 toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for cyanide. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-1038457001ND
2019-02-0543293901ND
2019-12-0547756801ND
2020-01-0348070801ND
2020-01-0848071101ND
2020-01-1448071001ND
2020-01-2148783001ND
2020-02-0448843001ND
2020-02-0748578301ND
2020-03-0648923701ND
2020-03-0648923801ND
2020-06-1250012801ND
2020-06-1950015601ND
2020-06-1950013001ND
2020-07-1750013101ND
2021-01-0653090201ND
2021-06-2354808301ND
2021-10-2856493901ND
2022-01-0557303201ND
2023-01-0461650701ND
2023-02-1561969301ND
2023-03-1062389801ND
2023-03-1062384401ND
2023-03-1062384601ND
2023-04-2862901101ND
2023-04-2862900801ND
2023-04-2862901201ND
2023-05-0562900701ND
2023-06-1363786701ND
2023-06-1963787101ND
2023-06-1963799401ND
2023-06-2267060701ND
2023-08-1867674401ND
2023-11-0368470501ND