Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Maury County Water System

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.582 ppb660.324 ppb - 0.828 ppb
20140.260 ppb220.245 ppb - 0.274 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 Result
2013-04-020.357 ppb
2013-04-020.324 ppb
2013-07-170.644 ppb
2013-07-170.561 ppb
2013-10-070.828 ppb
2013-10-070.780 ppb
2014-01-140.274 ppb
2014-01-140.245 ppb