Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Lafourche Water District 1

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.43 ppb16160.700 ppb - 2.30 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
2014-01-1529586200.700 ppb
2014-01-1529586300.700 ppb
2014-01-1529584430.700 ppb
2014-01-1529584670.700 ppb
2014-04-0930053660.900 ppb
2014-04-0930053480.900 ppb
2014-04-0930053830.900 ppb
2014-04-0930053870.900 ppb
2014-07-0930597052.10 ppb
2014-07-0930597161.80 ppb
2014-07-0930597191.70 ppb
2014-07-0930596892.00 ppb
2014-10-0931202432.10 ppb
2014-10-0931201772.30 ppb
2014-10-0931203002.10 ppb
2014-10-0931201892.30 ppb