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Vanadium

Cws - Lower Bodfish Water System

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

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20194.88 ppb43ND - 10.1 ppb
20201.33 ppb31ND - 3.98 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20223.44 ppb1613ND - 9.80 ppb
20232.24 ppb125ND - 10.4 ppb

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
2018-03-13CA1510056_013_013-201803131215ND
2019-04-09CA1510056_013_013-201904090923ND
2019-04-09CA1510056_008_008-20190409094310.1 ppb
2019-04-09CA1510056_022_022-2019040909165.30 ppb
2019-04-09CA1510056_010_010-2019040911104.12 ppb
2020-05-06CA1510056_013_013-2020050613053.98 ppb
2020-06-08CA1510056_013_013-202006081214ND
2020-08-05CA1510056_013_013-202008051048ND
2022-03-14CA1510056_013_013-2022031410301.40 ppb
2022-04-06CA1510056_010_010-2022040610353.60 ppb
2022-04-06CA1510056_008_008-2022040610179.80 ppb
2022-04-06CA1510056_022_022-2022040609305.80 ppb
2022-04-19CA1510056_013_013-2022041910321.80 ppb
2022-05-10CA1510056_013_013-2022051011561.20 ppb
2022-06-06CA1510056_013_013-2022060611401.30 ppb
2022-07-06CA1510056_013_013-202207061315ND
2022-07-12CA1510056_022_022-2022071212255.80 ppb
2022-07-12CA1510056_010_010-2022071212503.20 ppb
2022-07-12CA1510056_008_008-2022071212439.40 ppb
2022-08-04CA1510056_013_013-2022080409021.20 ppb
2022-10-05CA1510056_008_008-2022100509507.80 ppb
2022-10-05CA1510056_010_010-2022100509202.80 ppb
2022-10-05CA1510056_013_013-202210050858ND
2022-12-06CA1510056_013_013-202212061208ND
2023-02-01CA1510056_013_013-202302011130ND
2023-03-06CA1510056_013_013-202303060921ND
2023-04-10CA1510056_010_010-2023041009552.50 ppb
2023-04-10CA1510056_008_008-2023041009508.20 ppb
2023-04-10CA1510056_013_013-202304100930ND
2023-05-04CA1510056_013_013-202305041244ND
2023-07-12CA1510056_013_013-202307121055ND
2023-07-12CA1510056_010_010-2023071210352.60 ppb
2023-08-09CA1510056_013_013-202308091216ND
2023-10-04CA1510056_013_013-202310040835ND
2023-10-04CA1510056_010_010-2023100409003.20 ppb
2023-10-04CA1510056_008_008-20231004085510.4 ppb