Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Mandan

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
20130.748 ppb220.703 ppb - 0.792 ppb
20140.871 ppb660.723 ppb - 0.980 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
2013-10-16753393-101610.792 ppb
2013-10-16753395-101610.703 ppb
2014-01-13766205-105540.977 ppb
2014-01-13766203-105540.980 ppb
2014-04-22781984-112340.723 ppb
2014-04-22781982-112340.790 ppb
2014-07-22805096-119310.899 ppb
2014-07-22805094-119310.855 ppb