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Vanadium

San Joaquin County-mokelumne Acres

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
201921.7 ppb3316.0 ppb - 26.0 ppb
202020.0 ppb2219.0 ppb - 21.0 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
202216.0 ppb2214.0 ppb - 18.0 ppb
202318.5 ppb2218.0 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
2019-12-09CA3910017_009_009-20191209111016.0 ppb
2019-12-09CA3910017_007_007-20191209104023.0 ppb
2019-12-09CA3910017_008_008-20191209114526.0 ppb
2020-07-15CA3910017_006_006-20200715105519.0 ppb
2020-07-15CA3910017_003_003-20200715101521.0 ppb
2022-12-13CA3910017_008_008-20221213121018.0 ppb
2022-12-13CA3910017_009_009-20221213103014.0 ppb
2023-07-20CA3910017_003_003-20230720124018.0 ppb
2023-07-20CA3910017_006_006-20230720121519.0 ppb