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Vanadium

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Greenwich 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.343 ppb189ND - 3.00 ppb
20150.0333 ppb61ND - 0.200 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
2014-04-01201404020466AM3.00 ppb
2014-04-01201404020547AMND
2014-04-01201404020496AMND
2014-04-01201404020437AM0.280 ppb
2014-04-01201404020445AMND
2014-04-01201404020433AMND
2014-07-07201407080373AM0.380 ppb
2014-07-07201407080375AM0.530 ppb
2014-07-07201407080377AMND
2014-07-07201407080371AMND
2014-07-07201407080364AM0.360 ppb
2014-07-07201407080369AM0.470 ppb
2014-10-16201410180110AM0.440 ppb
2014-10-16201410180096AMND
2014-10-16201410180104AM0.250 ppb
2014-10-16201410180098AM0.460 ppb
2014-10-16201410180100AMND
2014-10-16201410180094AMND
2015-01-06201501070544AMND
2015-01-06201501070585AMND
2015-01-06201501070610AM0.200 ppb
2015-01-06201501070580AMND
2015-02-04201502050737AMND
2015-02-04201502050741AMND