Vanadium

Rehoboth District

Vanadium is a metal used in steels and other alloys. People are commonly exposed to vanadium in water and food. Excessive exposure can be toxic during pregnancy and childhood.

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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	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	0.588 ppb	16	15	ND - 1.10 ppb
2016	0.588 ppb	8	5	ND - 1.30 ppb
2017	0.167 ppb	3	1	ND - 0.500 ppb
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	ND	6	0	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 21 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 21 ppb for vanadium was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against change in blood chemistry.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2015-03-16	3207261	0.700 ppb
2015-03-16	3206891	0.500 ppb
2015-03-16	3206826	1.000 ppb
2015-03-16	3206743	0.800 ppb
2015-03-16	3206878	0.400 ppb
2015-03-16	3206882	0.400 ppb
2015-03-16	3206873	1.10 ppb
2015-03-16	3206815	0.400 ppb
2015-09-28	3331348	0.400 ppb
2015-09-28	3331419	0.300 ppb
2015-09-28	3331512	0.300 ppb
2015-09-28	3331357	ND
2015-09-28	3331335	0.800 ppb
2015-09-28	3331490	1.10 ppb
2015-09-28	3331366	0.800 ppb
2015-09-28	3331428	0.400 ppb
2016-07-13	S532373	1.000 ppb
2016-07-13	S532372	1.30 ppb
2016-07-13	S532371	0.700 ppb
2016-07-13	S532370	0.800 ppb
2016-07-13	S532369	ND
2016-07-29	S532375	0.900 ppb
2016-09-29	S671761	ND
2016-10-19	S614699	ND
2017-01-24	S679385	ND
2017-04-25	S694211	0.500 ppb
2017-07-31	S624995	ND
2019-07-18	S824167	ND
2019-07-18	S824172	ND
2019-07-18	S824171	ND
2019-07-18	S824170	ND
2019-07-18	S824169	ND
2019-07-18	S824168	ND