Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Lenoir City Utility Board

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.322 ppb87ND - 0.465 ppb
20150.233 ppb87ND - 0.379 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 Result
2014-07-010.374 ppb
2014-07-01ND
2014-07-010.280 ppb
2014-07-010.324 ppb
2014-10-080.465 ppb
2014-10-080.371 ppb
2014-10-080.373 ppb
2014-10-080.391 ppb
2015-01-130.202 ppb
2015-01-130.278 ppb
2015-01-13ND
2015-01-130.360 ppb
2015-04-150.379 ppb
2015-04-150.201 ppb
2015-04-150.209 ppb
2015-04-150.238 ppb