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Vanadium

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Noroton System

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.464 ppb880.370 ppb - 0.710 ppb
20150.231 ppb880.200 ppb - 0.270 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
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
2014-07-15201407160543AM0.710 ppb
2014-07-15201407160480AM0.410 ppb
2014-07-15201407160482AM0.610 ppb
2014-07-15201407160486AM0.430 ppb
2014-10-14201410150090AM0.380 ppb
2014-10-14201410150096AM0.370 ppb
2014-10-14201410150079AM0.380 ppb
2014-10-14201410150081AM0.420 ppb
2015-01-14201501150515AM0.240 ppb
2015-01-14201501150517AM0.200 ppb
2015-01-14201501150562AM0.220 ppb
2015-01-14201501150658AM0.200 ppb
2015-04-01201504020187AM0.270 ppb
2015-04-01201504020167AM0.260 ppb
2015-04-01201504020189AM0.220 ppb
2015-04-01201504020193AM0.240 ppb