Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of West Linn

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
20141.38 ppb660.960 ppb - 2.10 ppb
20150.780 ppb220.750 ppb - 0.810 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
2014-05-07201405080352AM1.10 ppb
2014-05-07201405080503AM1.10 ppb
2014-08-06201408070517AM2.00 ppb
2014-08-06201408070357AM2.10 ppb
2014-11-05201411060237AM0.960 ppb
2014-11-05201411060489AM1.000 ppb
2015-02-04201502050746AM0.810 ppb
2015-02-04201502050719AM0.750 ppb