Vanadium

South Tahoe PUD - Main

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	2.95 ppb	38	29	ND - 7.90 ppb
2015	3.59 ppb	28	27	ND - 13.0 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	ND	1	0	ND
2018	1.97 ppb	7	3	ND - 6.40 ppb
2019	2.68 ppb	11	6	ND - 6.70 ppb

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
2014-06-18	9590-023-1131	ND
2014-06-18	9590-042-1223	5.50 ppb
2014-06-18	9590-050-1006	ND
2014-06-18	9590-060-1225	3.30 ppb
2014-06-18	9590-058-0852	ND
2014-06-20	9590-036-1606	ND
2014-07-16	9590-052-1030	ND
2014-07-16	9590-012-1055	ND
2014-07-16	9590-054-1123	ND
2014-07-16	9590-057-0947	6.00 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-11A	3.40 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-01A	6.10 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-16A	5.10 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-18A	4.00 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-20A	5.20 ppb
2014-08-12	A4H0102-06A	3.80 ppb
2014-08-13	A4H0103-01A	1.20 ppb
2014-08-13	A4H0103-16A	4.30 ppb
2014-08-13	A4H0103-18A	4.60 ppb
2014-08-13	A4H0103-06A	1.30 ppb
2014-08-13	A4H0103-11A	3.20 ppb
2014-08-18	A4H0959-18A	2.70 ppb
2014-08-18	A4H0959-20A	3.50 ppb
2014-08-18	A4H0959-16A	4.80 ppb
2014-08-18	A4H0959-11A	5.90 ppb
2014-08-18	A4H0959-01A	2.30 ppb
2014-08-19	A4H0959-22A	3.30 ppb
2014-08-20	9590-006-0953	7.90 ppb
2014-08-20	9590-016-1241	ND
2014-08-21	A4H0961-11A	4.00 ppb
2014-08-21	A4H0961-01A	3.20 ppb
2014-08-27	A4H0964-20A	2.30 ppb
2014-08-27	A4H0964-18A	2.90 ppb
2014-08-27	A4H0964-16A	3.60 ppb
2014-08-27	A4H0964-06A	ND
2014-08-27	A4H0964-01A	1.90 ppb
2014-08-27	A4H0964-11A	3.50 ppb
2014-09-08	A4I0269-01A	3.20 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-35A	5.70 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-41A	3.30 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-39A	3.90 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-37A	3.80 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-26A	3.40 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-33A	3.70 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-11A	3.10 ppb
2015-02-02	A5A1274-06A	3.80 ppb
2015-02-05	A5A1274-31A	4.00 ppb
2015-02-05	A5A1274-16A	1.30 ppb
2015-02-05	A5A1274-01A	6.20 ppb
2015-02-05	A5A1274-21A	1.30 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-38A	2.00 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-32A	3.80 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-34A	2.50 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-26A	3.60 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-28A	5.50 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-30A	1.90 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-11A	2.00 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-36A	1.90 ppb
2015-02-09	A5A1295-06A	2.50 ppb
2015-02-11	A5A1295-16A	ND
2015-02-11	A5A1295-21A	3.80 ppb
2015-02-11	A5A1295-01A	6.70 ppb
2015-02-18	A5A1299-06A	13.0 ppb
2015-02-18	A5A1299-01A	3.70 ppb
2015-02-19	A5A1299-16A	0.740 ppb
2015-02-26	A5B1646-01A	3.50 ppb
2017-07-11	9590-053-1215	ND
2018-06-05	9590-060-1318	4.00 ppb
2018-06-12	9590-006-1011	ND
2018-07-18	9590-058-0948	ND
2018-07-18	9590-036-0910	3.40 ppb
2018-07-18	9590-057-1023	6.40 ppb
2018-07-18	9590-054-1122	ND
2018-07-18	9590-050-1013	ND
2019-06-18	9590-012-1000	ND
2019-06-18	9590-016-1319	ND
2019-06-18	9590-042-0933	4.90 ppb
2019-06-18	9590-060-1035	6.70 ppb
2019-07-10	9590-036-1549	3.60 ppb
2019-08-07	9590-050-1108	ND
2019-08-07	9590-054-1135	ND
2019-08-07	9590-058-1030	ND
2019-08-20	9590-052-0934	4.50 ppb
2019-08-20	9590-023-1000	3.20 ppb
2019-10-22	9590-057-0937	6.60 ppb