Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Lake Oswego Municipal Water

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
20140.528 ppb64ND - 1.36 ppb
20150.655 ppb220.650 ppb - 0.660 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
2014-04-08WA97-SE1-14-06136-14924ND
2014-04-08WA97-SE1-14-06136-14925ND
2014-07-29WA97-SE2-14-14226-331170.350 ppb
2014-07-29WA97-SE2-14-14226-331180.370 ppb
2014-10-28WA98-SE3-14-21331-482551.36 ppb
2014-10-28WA98-SE3-14-21331-482541.09 ppb
2015-01-19WA97-SE4-15-01138-27010.660 ppb
2015-01-19WA97-SE4-15-01138-27000.650 ppb