Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Knights Landing Service 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.

 

6

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
20197.00 ppb32ND - 11.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20226.83 ppb32ND - 12.0 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
2019-01-15CA5710004_004_004-20190115092011.0 ppb
2019-02-14CA5710004_003_003-20190214092510.00 ppb
2019-02-14CA5710004_005_005-201902140850ND
2022-03-24CA5710004_005_005-202203241300ND
2022-03-24CA5710004_003_003-20220324104512.0 ppb
2022-07-25CA5710004_004_004-2022072510238.50 ppb