Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Central Point

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
20157.83 ppb882.10 ppb - 13.9 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
2015-02-17WA97-SE1-15-03084-711713.9 ppb
2015-02-17WA97-SE1-15-03084-711813.9 ppb
2015-05-12WA97-SE2-15-09365-213364.00 ppb
2015-05-12WA97-SE2-15-09365-213352.10 ppb
2015-08-06WA97-SE3-15-15-16220-360232.40 ppb
2015-08-06WA97-SE3-15-16220-360242.30 ppb
2015-11-04WA97-SE4-15-23954-5330912.0 ppb
2015-11-04WA97-SE4-15-23954-5330812.0 ppb