Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Palm Ranch Irrigation District

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)

0

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
201813.0 ppb1113.0 ppb
201912.0 ppb1112.0 ppb
20206.90 ppb116.90 ppb
20219.50 ppb446.40 ppb - 17.0 ppb
202218.0 ppb1118.0 ppb
202313.1 ppb446.80 ppb - 19.0 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
2018-04-03CA1910103_013_013-20180403080313.0 ppb
2019-11-07CA1910103_015_015-20191107090012.0 ppb
2020-06-16CA1910103_013_013-2020061606176.90 ppb
2021-09-28CA1910103_002_002-2021092807107.10 ppb
2021-09-28CA1910103_001_001-2021092807286.40 ppb
2021-09-28CA1910103_007_007-20210928080417.0 ppb
2021-11-02CA1910103_013_013-2021110207097.50 ppb
2022-10-04CA1910103_015_015-20221004070118.0 ppb
2023-01-17CA1910103_002_002-2023011707287.70 ppb
2023-01-17CA1910103_007_007-20230117065319.0 ppb
2023-01-17CA1910103_015_015-20230117070519.0 ppb
2023-01-17CA1910103_001_001-2023011707196.80 ppb