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Vanadium

Hawkins Water Co-cal Water Service (puc)

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.

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20187.93 ppb663.57 ppb - 13.6 ppb
20196.72 ppb223.77 ppb - 9.66 ppb
20203.27 ppb223.05 ppb - 3.50 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20224.14 ppb14143.30 ppb - 6.20 ppb
20233.94 ppb16162.60 ppb - 5.50 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
2018-02-08CA4900546_003_003-2018020809303.57 ppb
2018-02-08CA4900546_001_001-20180208092512.8 ppb
2018-03-14CA4900546_001_001-20180314125513.6 ppb
2018-03-14CA4900546_003_003-2018031412504.96 ppb
2018-04-12CA4900546_001_001-2018041211208.39 ppb
2018-04-12CA4900546_003_003-2018041211154.37 ppb
2019-03-19CA4900546_003_003-2019031911153.77 ppb
2019-03-19CA4900546_001_001-2019031911109.66 ppb
2020-07-20CA4900546_001_001-2020072012053.50 ppb
2020-07-20CA4900546_003_003-2020072012153.05 ppb
2022-04-12CA4900546_001_001-2022041208154.50 ppb
2022-04-12CA4900546_003_003-2022041208103.90 ppb
2022-05-09CA4900546_001_001-2022050908154.10 ppb
2022-05-09CA4900546_003_003-2022050908004.30 ppb
2022-06-13CA4900546_003_003-2022061308154.00 ppb
2022-06-13CA4900546_001_001-2022061308105.00 ppb
2022-07-12CA4900546_003_003-2022071208403.50 ppb
2022-07-12CA4900546_001_001-2022071208304.20 ppb
2022-08-09CA4900546_003_003-2022080908203.60 ppb
2022-08-09CA4900546_001_001-2022080908156.20 ppb
2022-10-05CA4900546_001_001-2022100508153.80 ppb
2022-10-05CA4900546_003_003-2022100508103.30 ppb
2022-12-13CA4900546_001_001-2022121308304.20 ppb
2022-12-13CA4900546_003_003-2022121308253.40 ppb
2023-01-12CA4900546_001_001-2023011214005.20 ppb
2023-01-12CA4900546_003_003-2023011214053.10 ppb
2023-02-14CA4900546_003_003-2023021408153.70 ppb
2023-02-14CA4900546_001_001-2023021408304.30 ppb
2023-03-16CA4900546_003_003-2023031607503.10 ppb
2023-03-16CA4900546_001_001-2023031607554.30 ppb
2023-04-10CA4900546_001_001-2023041007455.50 ppb
2023-04-10CA4900546_003_003-2023041007403.60 ppb
2023-05-16CA4900546_003_003-2023051608054.00 ppb
2023-05-16CA4900546_001_001-2023051608103.90 ppb
2023-07-16CA4900546_001_001-2023071608103.70 ppb
2023-07-16CA4900546_003_003-2023071608154.00 ppb
2023-09-13CA4900546_003_003-2023091308102.60 ppb
2023-09-13CA4900546_001_001-2023091308053.30 ppb
2023-10-09CA4900546_003_003-2023100907503.40 ppb
2023-10-09CA4900546_001_001-2023100907555.40 ppb