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Vanadium

Sleepy Hollow

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.454 ppb880.325 ppb - 0.743 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
2015-01-19311096P0.325 ppb
2015-01-19111004P0.562 ppb
2015-04-20313022P0.378 ppb
2015-04-20112924F0.480 ppb
2015-07-21314670P0.404 ppb
2015-07-21114577Q0.410 ppb
2015-10-20315896P0.329 ppb
2015-10-20115797Q0.743 ppb