Vanadium

Truckee Meadows Water Authority

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	3.45 ppb	34	34	0.630 ppb - 12.0 ppb
2014	2.15 ppb	11	11	0.710 ppb - 8.00 ppb
2015	5.77 ppb	8	8	1.06 ppb - 22.2 ppb
2016	5.78 ppb	13	10	ND - 23.3 ppb
2017	3.09 ppb	7	5	ND - 8.40 ppb
2018	4.50 ppb	2	1	ND - 9.00 ppb
2019	N/A	0	0	N/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
2013-05-20	201305210275AM	1.60 ppb
2013-05-20	201305210059AM	3.80 ppb
2013-05-20	201305210066AM	2.60 ppb
2013-05-20	201305210061AM	1.40 ppb
2013-05-22	201305230335AM	2.80 ppb
2013-05-22	201305230338AM	1.70 ppb
2013-05-22	201305230342AM	3.40 ppb
2013-05-22	201305230289AM	3.50 ppb
2013-06-04	201306050256AM	0.630 ppb
2013-06-04	201306050241AM	8.20 ppb
2013-06-04	201306050182AM	4.70 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120169AM	0.760 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120227AM	2.40 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120172AM	8.40 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120229AM	0.810 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120163AM	6.80 ppb
2013-06-11	201306120213AM	1.70 ppb
2013-06-19	201306200268AM	9.40 ppb
2013-06-19	201306200243AM	2.90 ppb
2013-06-19	201306200250AM	3.30 ppb
2013-06-19	201306200241AM	4.40 ppb
2013-06-19	201306200237AM	1.000 ppb
2013-06-24	201306250077AM	2.90 ppb
2013-06-25	201306260231AM	1.90 ppb
2013-06-25	201306260226AM	2.20 ppb
2013-06-27	201306280176AM	12.0 ppb
2013-07-11	201307120477AM	4.20 ppb
2013-08-29	201309200281AM	11.0 ppb
2013-09-17	201309200267AM	0.820 ppb
2013-09-17	201309200263AM	1.90 ppb
2013-09-17	201309200279AM	0.880 ppb
2013-11-25	201311270060AM	1.90 ppb
2013-12-16	201312180499AM	0.770 ppb
2013-12-17	201312180531AM	0.780 ppb
2014-03-05	201403070277AM	0.740 ppb
2014-03-05	201403070313AM	0.710 ppb
2014-04-22	201404250162AM	2.40 ppb
2014-04-22	201404250157AM	8.00 ppb
2014-04-22	201404250176AM	1.50 ppb
2014-04-22	201404250189AM	1.80 ppb
2014-04-29	201405020169AM	2.30 ppb
2014-04-29	201405020173AM	1.70 ppb
2014-04-29	201405020265AM	2.20 ppb
2014-04-29	201405020257AM	1.30 ppb
2014-06-09	201406110932AM	0.980 ppb
2015-06-08	1506017-01	1.60 ppb
2015-06-11	1506027-01	8.31 ppb
2015-06-17	1506038-01	1.88 ppb
2015-06-17	1506037-01	1.06 ppb
2015-06-17	1506036-01	2.04 ppb
2015-06-17	1506035-01	2.04 ppb
2015-06-23	1506061-01	22.2 ppb
2015-06-23	1506055-01	7.04 ppb
2016-05-31	1605028-01	ND
2016-05-31	1605027-01	6.00 ppb
2016-06-01	1606001-01	ND
2016-06-06	1606010-01	6.40 ppb
2016-07-19	1607023-01	5.40 ppb
2016-07-19	1607024-01	1.70 ppb
2016-08-04	1608010-01	8.60 ppb
2016-08-15	1608022-01	ND
2016-08-15	1608023-01	23.3 ppb
2016-08-24	1608034-01	1.80 ppb
2016-08-24	1608033-01	14.3 ppb
2016-08-24	1608035-01	4.20 ppb
2016-08-25	1608036-01	3.40 ppb
2017-03-08	1703008-01	2.80 ppb
2017-03-08	1703009-01	2.10 ppb
2017-05-02	1705004-01	ND
2017-05-02	1705003-01	ND
2017-05-15	1705025-01	7.00 ppb
2017-05-15	1705023-01	1.30 ppb
2017-05-25	1705041-01	8.40 ppb
2018-04-11	1804019-01	9.00 ppb
2018-04-25	1804025-01	ND