Strontium

NJ American Water - Coastal North

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	0.120 ppb	45	45	0.0376 ppb - 0.412 ppb
2014	0.268 ppb	9	9	0.0691 ppb - 0.509 ppb
2015	0.421 ppb	2	2	0.417 ppb - 0.425 ppb
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
2013-03-11	21273901	0.0456 ppb
2013-03-11	21155301	0.0434 ppb
2013-03-11	21152601	0.0541 ppb
2013-03-13	21273801	0.0550 ppb
2013-03-13	21285901	0.0847 ppb
2013-04-23	21989501	0.0925 ppb
2013-06-05	22444101	0.0637 ppb
2013-06-05	22446201	0.0589 ppb
2013-06-10	22444201	0.0463 ppb
2013-06-12	22451101	0.0496 ppb
2013-06-12	22449501	0.0426 ppb
2013-06-17	22447701	0.213 ppb
2013-06-18	22448301	0.233 ppb
2013-06-19	22443501	0.0927 ppb
2013-06-19	22443101	0.123 ppb
2013-06-19	22443401	0.0938 ppb
2013-06-25	22443301	0.351 ppb
2013-06-25	22446101	0.0588 ppb
2013-07-08	22612501	0.412 ppb
2013-07-08	22612201	0.133 ppb
2013-07-08	22608801	0.0965 ppb
2013-07-10	22609301	0.355 ppb
2013-07-10	22615501	0.276 ppb
2013-07-16	22615701	0.231 ppb
2013-07-16	22609101	0.311 ppb
2013-08-20	22453501	0.106 ppb
2013-08-20	22444601	0.0664 ppb
2013-09-16	23269001	0.0703 ppb
2013-09-16	23267401	0.0376 ppb
2013-09-17	23262801	0.102 ppb
2013-09-18	23262701	0.0969 ppb
2013-09-18	23265001	0.0650 ppb
2013-09-18	23263201	0.0615 ppb
2013-12-03	24132401	0.0683 ppb
2013-12-03	24137601	0.0612 ppb
2013-12-03	24139201	0.0704 ppb
2013-12-04	24135901	0.191 ppb
2013-12-04	24136501	0.192 ppb
2013-12-09	24131901	0.0977 ppb
2013-12-09	24306601	0.0798 ppb
2013-12-09	24132301	0.0717 ppb
2013-12-11	24131801	0.0984 ppb
2013-12-11	24131501	0.118 ppb
2013-12-11	24139501	0.0748 ppb
2013-12-16	24132801	0.0750 ppb
2014-01-13	24549201	0.148 ppb
2014-01-13	24552301	0.270 ppb
2014-01-14	24546001	0.356 ppb
2014-01-15	24545601	0.0874 ppb
2014-03-11	24549501	0.345 ppb
2014-05-07	24552501	0.227 ppb
2014-09-19	26704801	0.0691 ppb
2014-09-22	24545801	0.509 ppb
2014-09-22	24131701	0.406 ppb
2015-03-30	28804701	0.425 ppb
2015-09-08	30291901	0.417 ppb