Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Tualatin

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
20140.391 ppb880.290 ppb - 0.600 ppb
20152.20 ppb112.20 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
2014-01-08201401090255AM0.330 ppb
2014-01-27201401280215AM0.290 ppb
2014-04-09201404100638AM0.290 ppb
2014-04-09201404100601AM0.300 ppb
2014-07-07201407080390AM0.600 ppb
2014-07-07201407080358AM0.560 ppb
2014-10-27201410280389AM0.380 ppb
2014-11-10201411110233AM0.380 ppb