Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of La Grande

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20152.10 ppb2012ND - 11.9 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
2015-03-11150313022-0070.272 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-002ND
2015-03-11150313022-003ND
2015-03-11150313022-0014.47 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0102.84 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-006ND
2015-03-11150313022-0080.380 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0095.81 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-00411.9 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0054.51 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-0102.97 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-005ND
2015-10-07151012028-008ND
2015-10-07151012028-006ND
2015-10-07151012028-0070.206 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-002ND
2015-12-09151216030-0026.43 ppb
2015-12-09151216030-0041.64 ppb
2015-12-09151216030-001ND
2015-12-09151216030-0030.636 ppb