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Vanadium

Klamath Falls Water Department

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20149.36 ppb2825ND - 26.1 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
2014-05-2014E0922-05A5.53 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-23A9.65 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-15A9.62 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-27A12.4 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-07A13.5 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-21A11.2 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-19A8.41 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-03A10.2 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-17A9.89 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-13A0.200 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-01AND
2014-05-2014E0922-09A10.6 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-11A17.9 ppb
2014-05-2014E0922-25A10.4 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-17A8.43 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-25A26.1 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-13AND
2014-11-1814K0793-23A9.03 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-15A5.57 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-19A4.08 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-21A13.8 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-27AND
2014-11-1814K0793-03A8.44 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-05A3.31 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-01A5.68 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-09A9.07 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-11A25.8 ppb
2014-11-1814K0793-07A13.4 ppb