Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

North Penn Water Authority

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.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.852 ppb5038ND - 2.90 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
2015-01-133170051ND
2015-01-1331700380.500 ppb
2015-01-1331701831.20 ppb
2015-01-1331702371.20 ppb
2015-01-1331702101.70 ppb
2015-01-1331700191.80 ppb
2015-01-1331700840.500 ppb
2015-01-1331701352.80 ppb
2015-01-1331702192.00 ppb
2015-01-1331700651.30 ppb
2015-01-133170006ND
2015-01-1331702281.20 ppb
2015-01-133170142ND
2015-01-1331701090.400 ppb
2015-01-1331700711.70 ppb
2015-01-133170241ND
2015-01-1331701871.20 ppb
2015-01-1331701570.800 ppb
2015-01-133170101ND
2015-01-133170201ND
2015-01-133170197ND
2015-01-133169999ND
2015-02-0231800170.300 ppb
2015-04-083220954ND
2015-04-083220921ND
2015-07-143282187ND
2015-07-1432821960.200 ppb
2015-07-1432821380.600 ppb
2015-07-1432821291.90 ppb
2015-07-1432822231.20 ppb
2015-07-1432821000.600 ppb
2015-07-1432820920.300 ppb
2015-07-1432821511.000 ppb
2015-07-1432820960.300 ppb
2015-07-1432821080.500 ppb
2015-07-1432821201.80 ppb
2015-07-1432821041.40 ppb
2015-07-1432822142.90 ppb
2015-07-1432821120.400 ppb
2015-07-1432821600.800 ppb
2015-07-1432821471.40 ppb
2015-07-1432822462.10 ppb
2015-07-1432821781.40 ppb
2015-07-1432821690.900 ppb
2015-07-203283340ND
2015-07-2032833441.30 ppb
2015-08-1032963730.600 ppb
2015-08-1032963671.60 ppb
2015-10-0733368930.500 ppb
2015-10-0733368890.300 ppb