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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Vanadium

Town of Smithfield

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
2014ND20ND
20150.192 ppb64ND - 0.340 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-12-0835167033003AMND
2014-12-0835167033001AMND
2015-03-1635179735003AMND
2015-03-1635179735001AMND
2015-06-2235194208001AM0.220 ppb
2015-06-2235194208003AM0.290 ppb
2015-09-2235208588003AM0.300 ppb
2015-09-2235208588001AM0.340 ppb