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Vanadium

City of The Dalles

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.562 ppb1813ND - 1.000 ppb
20150.515 ppb220.500 ppb - 0.530 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
2014-05-07A4D1741-07A0.290 ppb
2014-05-07A4D1741-01A0.790 ppb
2014-05-07A4D1741-04AND
2014-05-07A4D1741-12A0.820 ppb
2014-05-07A4D1741-14A0.850 ppb
2014-05-07A4D1741-10A0.840 ppb
2014-05-21A4D1758-01AND
2014-05-21A4D1758-04A1.000 ppb
2014-08-06A4G2099-04A0.980 ppb
2014-08-06A4G2099-01A0.950 ppb
2014-10-23A4J1614-07AND
2014-10-23A4J1614-14A1.000 ppb
2014-10-23A4J1614-12A0.990 ppb
2014-10-23A4J1614-04A0.260 ppb
2014-10-23A4J1614-10AND
2014-10-23A4J1614-01AND
2014-11-26A4K1911-03A0.680 ppb
2014-11-26A4K1911-01A0.670 ppb
2015-02-10A5A0912-04A0.530 ppb
2015-02-10A5A0912-01A0.500 ppb