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Vanadium

Redmond 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)

7

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201418.5 ppb28280.330 ppb - 24.0 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
2014-03-18201403190609AM22.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190605AM0.330 ppb
2014-03-18201403190601AM18.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190846AM15.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190626AM18.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190618AM21.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190616AM22.0 ppb
2014-03-18201403190603AM20.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200257AM16.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200285AM22.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200223AM22.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200414AM21.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200411AM17.0 ppb
2014-03-19201403200279AM16.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110840AM18.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110810AM20.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110825AM16.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110901AM24.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110583AM18.0 ppb
2014-09-10201409110753AM21.0 ppb
2014-09-15201409160629AM23.0 ppb
2014-09-15201409160405AM15.0 ppb
2014-09-15201409160591AM16.0 ppb
2014-09-15201409160635AM17.0 ppb
2014-09-23201409240408AM24.0 ppb
2014-09-23201409240410AM16.0 ppb
2014-10-20201410210247AM20.0 ppb
2014-10-20201410210088AM20.0 ppb