Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Kern Valley State Prison

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

4

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
202064.0 ppb2263.0 ppb - 65.0 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202359.0 ppb2258.0 ppb - 60.0 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
2020-04-08CA1510802_001_001-20200408123063.0 ppb
2020-04-08CA1510802_002_002-20200408120065.0 ppb
2023-11-14CA1510802_001_001-20231114113060.0 ppb
2023-11-14CA1510802_002_002-20231114110058.0 ppb