Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

5

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
202040.5 ppb4416.0 ppb - 100.0 ppb
202117.0 ppb1117.0 ppb
202216.0 ppb1116.0 ppb
202334.7 ppb6616.0 ppb - 100.0 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
2020-09-16CA1510703_004_004-202009160845100.0 ppb
2020-09-16CA1510703_013_013-20200916090022.0 ppb
2020-09-16CA1510703_002_002-20200916082016.0 ppb
2020-09-16CA1510703_017_017-20200916100024.0 ppb
2021-06-15CA1510703_015_015-20210615094517.0 ppb
2022-06-28CA1510703_043_043-20220628090016.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_013_013-20231107082419.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_015_015-20231107080717.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_017_017-20231107073240.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_043_043-20231107091716.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_002_002-20231107090116.0 ppb
2023-11-07CA1510703_004_004-202311070717100.0 ppb