Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Aberdeen

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
20150.940 ppb880.630 ppb - 1.20 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
2015-02-10B5B1114-010.990 ppb
2015-02-10B5B1114-031.000 ppb
2015-05-14B5E1515-031.10 ppb
2015-05-14B5E1515-011.20 ppb
2015-08-11B5H1177-031.000 ppb
2015-08-11B5H1177-010.820 ppb
2015-11-16B5K1605-010.780 ppb
2015-11-16B5K1605-030.630 ppb