Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Baker Community Services 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

5

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201824.8 ppb6614.0 ppb - 35.0 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
202123.0 ppb1123.0 ppb
202220.0 ppb1120.0 ppb
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
2018-10-22CA3600022_001_001-20181022074125.0 ppb
2018-10-22CA3600022_004_004-20181022080120.0 ppb
2018-10-22CA3600022_002_002-20181022074729.0 ppb
2018-10-22CA3600022_006_006-20181022082114.0 ppb
2018-10-22CA3600022_003_003-20181022075426.0 ppb
2018-10-22CA3600022_005_005-20181022081035.0 ppb
2021-11-17CA3600022_001_001-20211117071223.0 ppb
2022-12-08CA3600022_003_003-20221208103020.0 ppb