Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of St. Helens

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
20159.49 ppb888.20 ppb - 11.5 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
2015-02-2420571100048.20 ppb
2015-02-2420571100018.90 ppb
2015-05-1220711850048.70 ppb
2015-05-12207118500110.00 ppb
2015-08-1120890360049.50 ppb
2015-08-1120890360018.70 ppb
2015-11-10210761700111.5 ppb
2015-11-10210761700410.4 ppb