Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Calif State Polytechnical Univ - Pomona

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
20142.62 ppb662.20 ppb - 2.90 ppb
20152.70 ppb222.70 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
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
2014-04-07B4D0711-032.30 ppb
2014-04-07B4D0711-012.20 ppb
2014-07-08B4G0774-012.70 ppb
2014-07-08B4G0774-032.80 ppb
2014-10-07B4J0645-032.80 ppb
2014-10-07B4J0645-012.90 ppb
2015-01-14B5A1214-032.70 ppb
2015-01-14B5A1214-012.70 ppb