Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Joshua Basin Water 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.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

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
201812.5 ppb339.60 ppb - 15.0 ppb
201918.5 ppb2215.0 ppb - 22.0 ppb
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
2018-05-10CA3610025_008_008-20180510060015.0 ppb
2018-11-05CA3610025_009_009-20181105053013.0 ppb
2018-11-05CA3610025_005_005-2018110505009.60 ppb
2019-02-11CA3610025_010_010-20190211073015.0 ppb
2019-02-11CA3610025_011_011-20190211081522.0 ppb