Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

South Burlington City Water System

NOTE: South Burlington City Water System purchases water from Champlain Water District which is required to test for vanadium. Sample information shown below was taken by Champlain Water District.

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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

NOTE: South Burlington City Water System purchases water from Champlain Water District which is required to test for vanadium. Sample information shown below was taken by Champlain Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2318-IC-00587-001ND
2019-01-1119-IC-00129-001ND
2020-01-0920-IC-01346-001ND
2020-01-0920-IC-01483-001AND
2022-01-3122-IC-00547-001ND
2023-01-1223-IC-00280-001ND
2023-12-042312-37478-001ND