Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Idaho Falls

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20132.21 ppb18181.50 ppb - 4.00 ppb
20143.56 ppb18181.40 ppb - 14.0 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-10-21A3I1996-29A1.90 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-03A1.70 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-07A1.60 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-05A2.30 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-25A1.50 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-01A3.10 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-23A2.70 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-35A1.90 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-33A1.60 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-31A1.70 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-27A4.00 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-13A2.70 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-15A1.70 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-19A1.90 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-17A2.40 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-09A2.90 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-11A1.60 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-21A2.60 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-25A1.40 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-15A1.40 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-17A2.30 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-11A1.60 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-05A2.30 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-03A3.40 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-13A3.80 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-09A2.90 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-07A1.50 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-27A3.60 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-33A3.70 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-31A12.0 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-29A1.40 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-35A1.60 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-19A1.60 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-23A2.70 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-21A2.90 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-01A14.0 ppb