Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Yuima Municipal Water District Ida

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202215.6 ppb887.20 ppb - 20.0 ppb
20238.30 ppb118.30 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
2022-03-09CA3700938_048_048-2022030913209.80 ppb
2022-07-05CA3700938_047_047-20220705131019.0 ppb
2022-10-12CA3700938_011_011-2022101210007.20 ppb
2022-10-25CA3700938_012_012-20221025110015.0 ppb
2022-10-25CA3700938_005_005-20221025114519.0 ppb
2022-10-25CA3700938_031_031-20221025113020.0 ppb
2022-11-01CA3700938_006_006-20221101140016.0 ppb
2022-12-20CA3700938_047_047-20221220133019.0 ppb
2023-01-09CA3700938_006_006-2023010912308.30 ppb