Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Harris County Municipal Utility District 286

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
20131.64 ppb440.721 ppb - 3.21 ppb
20141.51 ppb440.890 ppb - 3.28 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
2013-07-02Q13031900013.21 ppb
2013-07-02Q13031900050.738 ppb
2013-07-02Q13031900070.721 ppb
2013-07-02Q13031900031.90 ppb
2014-01-22Q14017620013.28 ppb
2014-01-22Q14017620070.932 ppb
2014-01-22Q14017620050.890 ppb
2014-01-22Q14017620030.940 ppb