Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Paw Blue Mountain Division

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
2014ND60ND
20150.300 ppb142ND - 4.00 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
2014-11-1027365001ND
2014-11-1027365901ND
2014-11-1027365201ND
2014-11-1027365301ND
2014-11-1027365101ND
2014-11-1027365701ND
2015-02-1128140101ND
2015-02-11281399014.00 ppb
2015-02-1128139401ND
2015-02-1128139501ND
2015-05-1128826301ND
2015-05-1128826501ND
2015-05-1128826401ND
2015-05-1128826201ND
2015-05-1128827101ND
2015-05-1128826901ND
2015-08-1029883701ND
2015-08-1029884401ND
2015-08-10298838010.200 ppb
2015-08-1029884801ND