Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Auburn

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.84 ppb19190.530 ppb - 4.00 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
2014-03-11A4B1976-01A3.80 ppb
2014-03-11A4B1976-12A4.00 ppb
2014-03-11A4B1976-05A2.50 ppb
2014-03-12A4B1878-05A0.930 ppb
2014-03-13A4B1976-08A0.530 ppb
2014-03-18A4C0166-09A0.940 ppb
2014-03-18A4C0166-05A0.920 ppb
2014-03-18A4C0166-01A0.990 ppb
2014-04-01A4C1981-05A2.00 ppb
2014-04-01A4C1981-01A1.80 ppb
2014-09-09A4I0142-06A0.930 ppb
2014-09-09A4I0142-01A0.710 ppb
2014-09-16A4I0632-11A1.10 ppb
2014-09-16A4I0632-01A3.80 ppb
2014-09-16A4I0632-06A3.80 ppb
2014-09-30A4I2084-06A2.10 ppb
2014-09-30A4I2084-01A2.00 ppb
2014-12-09A4L0057-01A1.10 ppb
2014-12-09A4L0057-06A1.10 ppb