Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

State College Boro Water Auth.

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.185 ppb2418ND - 0.620 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-10201403120515AMND
2014-03-10201403120585AMND
2014-03-10201403120390AM0.200 ppb
2014-03-10201403120470AMND
2014-03-10201403120436AM0.250 ppb
2014-03-11201403130389AM0.220 ppb
2014-03-11201403130410AM0.200 ppb
2014-03-11201403130197AMND
2014-03-11201403130418AM0.620 ppb
2014-03-11201403130337AM0.210 ppb
2014-06-26201406270390AMND
2014-06-26201406270392AMND
2014-09-06201409180693AM0.240 ppb
2014-09-15201409170861AM0.200 ppb
2014-09-15201409170857AM0.280 ppb
2014-09-15201409180342AM0.250 ppb
2014-09-15201409170798AM0.200 ppb
2014-09-15201409180337AM0.220 ppb
2014-09-16201409180741AM0.240 ppb
2014-09-16201409180704AM0.270 ppb
2014-09-16201409180563AM0.230 ppb
2014-09-16201409180570AM0.200 ppb
2014-12-08201412090288AM0.210 ppb
2014-12-08201412090765AM0.210 ppb