Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Mary Francis Subdivision

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
20154.50 ppb884.12 ppb - 5.25 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
2015-02-18112224P4.12 ppb
2015-02-18312299P4.15 ppb
2015-02-18112225P4.59 ppb
2015-02-18312298P4.81 ppb
2015-08-21314900P4.12 ppb
2015-08-21114824P4.24 ppb
2015-08-21314899P4.68 ppb
2015-08-21114825P5.25 ppb