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Vanadium

City of Kuna

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20157.85 ppb20200.480 ppb - 13.0 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
2015-03-05201502260226AM8.00 ppb
2015-03-05201502260225AM0.560 ppb
2015-03-05201502260229AM1.10 ppb
2015-03-05201502260222AM0.550 ppb
2015-03-16201503170835AM11.0 ppb
2015-03-16201502260232AM11.0 ppb
2015-03-17201503180643AM13.0 ppb
2015-03-17201502260221AM12.0 ppb
2015-03-18201503190584AM13.0 ppb
2015-03-18201502260230AM9.30 ppb
2015-09-08201508260070AM0.480 ppb
2015-09-08201508260077AM9.90 ppb
2015-09-08201508260073AM10.00 ppb
2015-09-09201508260072AM13.0 ppb
2015-09-09201508260076AM11.0 ppb
2015-09-10201508260075AM0.510 ppb
2015-09-17201508260074AM1.40 ppb
2015-09-17201508260071AM8.10 ppb
2015-09-29201508260066AM11.0 ppb
2015-09-29201509300245AM12.0 ppb