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Vanadium

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Mystic

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.435 ppb65ND - 0.740 ppb
20150.220 ppb54ND - 0.340 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
2014-07-07201407080352AM0.500 ppb
2014-07-07201407080348AMND
2014-07-07201407080346AM0.550 ppb
2014-07-07201407080350AM0.740 ppb
2014-10-06201410070268AM0.480 ppb
2014-10-06201410070394AM0.340 ppb
2015-01-05201501060303AM0.250 ppb
2015-01-05201501060300AM0.220 ppb
2015-01-05201501060323AMND
2015-04-06201504070275AM0.340 ppb
2015-04-06201504070285AM0.290 ppb