Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Bloomington

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.332 ppb550.300 ppb - 0.410 ppb
20150.338 ppb550.290 ppb - 0.400 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
2014-09-0320275320060.300 ppb
2014-09-0320275320040.410 ppb
2014-09-0320275320010.310 ppb
2014-12-0220428770010.340 ppb
2014-12-0220428770030.300 ppb
2015-03-0420577530060.290 ppb
2015-03-0420577530010.330 ppb
2015-03-0420577530030.310 ppb
2015-06-0920759070010.400 ppb
2015-06-0920759070030.360 ppb