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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Vanadium

City of Sherman

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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.121 ppb268ND - 0.619 ppb
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-24Q1409267003ND
2014-03-24Q14092670010.311 ppb
2014-03-24Q1409267007ND
2014-03-24Q1409267011ND
2014-03-24Q1409267013ND
2014-03-24Q14092670090.254 ppb
2014-03-24Q1409267005ND
2014-03-31Q1410032005ND
2014-03-31Q1410032003ND
2014-03-31Q1410032001ND
2014-06-16Q14212010010.378 ppb
2014-06-16Q14212010030.461 ppb
2014-09-29Q1448928007ND
2014-09-29Q14489280190.601 ppb
2014-09-29Q14489280010.619 ppb
2014-09-29Q1448928003ND
2014-09-29Q1448928005ND
2014-09-29Q1448928015ND
2014-09-29Q1448928023ND
2014-09-29Q1448928021ND
2014-09-29Q1448928017ND
2014-09-29Q1448928011ND
2014-09-29Q1448928009ND
2014-09-29Q1448928013ND
2014-12-29Q14609110030.287 ppb
2014-12-29Q14609110010.240 ppb
2015-04-23Q1515129003ND
2015-04-23Q1515129001ND