Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Roseburg

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
20142.02 ppb660.520 ppb - 3.40 ppb
20151.20 ppb221.10 ppb - 1.30 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
2014-05-06A4D1728-01A1.30 ppb
2014-05-06A4D1728-03A1.20 ppb
2014-08-06A4G1497-04A3.30 ppb
2014-08-06A4G1497-01A3.40 ppb
2014-11-25A4K1559-03A2.40 ppb
2014-11-25A4K1559-01A0.520 ppb
2015-02-18A5A1287-03A1.10 ppb
2015-02-18A5A1287-01A1.30 ppb