Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Bremerton

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.900 ppb880.200 ppb - 2.30 ppb
20140.679 ppb87ND - 1.90 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
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-377430.600 ppb
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-377410.200 ppb
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-377440.400 ppb
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-377450.500 ppb
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-377460.600 ppb
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-377390.700 ppb
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-524731.90 ppb
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-524722.30 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-95850.340 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9584ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE2-14-03841-95880.340 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE2-14-03841-95870.600 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-95860.750 ppb
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-95831.90 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE4-14-10137-243780.590 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10137-243770.910 ppb