Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Dallas

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
20130.980 ppb220.660 ppb - 1.30 ppb
20141.02 ppb660.220 ppb - 4.10 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
2013-12-05WA97-SE1-13-23008-526941.30 ppb
2013-12-05WA97-SE1-13-23008-526950.660 ppb
2014-03-06WA97-SE2-14-03982-99174.10 ppb
2014-03-06WA97-SE2-14-03982-99180.290 ppb
2014-06-05WA97-SE3-14-10368-248420.220 ppb
2014-06-05WA97-SE3-14-10368-248410.620 ppb
2014-09-04WA97-SE4-14-17771-406890.300 ppb
2014-09-04WA97-SE4-14-17771-406880.600 ppb