Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Pg&e Helms Support Facility

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20186.52 ppb556.00 ppb - 7.20 ppb
20196.23 ppb336.00 ppb - 6.60 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-12CA1000472_001_001-2018011213006.40 ppb
2018-03-08CA1000472_001_001-2018030813006.20 ppb
2018-05-11CA1000472_001_001-2018051112457.20 ppb
2018-07-12CA1000472_001_001-2018071213006.00 ppb
2018-11-07CA1000472_001_001-2018110713006.80 ppb
2019-03-14CA1000472_001_001-2019031412306.60 ppb
2019-06-20CA1000472_001_001-2019062013306.10 ppb
2019-09-26CA1000472_001_001-2019092612506.00 ppb