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Vanadium

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.300 ppb74ND - 0.700 ppb
20150.329 ppb73ND - 1.10 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
2014-07-14260978010.200 ppb
2014-07-15260977010.700 ppb
2014-07-15260975010.500 ppb
2014-07-15260974010.700 ppb
2014-07-1526097601ND
2014-10-0927092601ND
2014-10-0927092501ND
2015-01-08278803010.300 ppb
2015-01-0827880601ND
2015-01-09278805010.900 ppb
2015-01-09278802011.10 ppb
2015-01-0927880401ND
2015-04-0628555601ND
2015-04-0628555501ND