Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Ontario

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
20144.10 ppb223.60 ppb - 4.60 ppb
20154.33 ppb663.80 ppb - 5.00 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
2014-10-27201410280393AM4.60 ppb
2014-10-27201410280493AM3.60 ppb
2015-01-22201501230343AM4.30 ppb
2015-01-22201501230259AM3.80 ppb
2015-04-16201504170250AM4.30 ppb
2015-04-30201505010061AM4.10 ppb
2015-08-12201508140255AM5.00 ppb
2015-08-13201508140161AM4.50 ppb