Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

East Wenatchee 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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.04 ppb221.02 ppb - 1.06 ppb
20150.770 ppb220.750 ppb - 0.790 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
2014-12-02WA97-SE1-14-23607-535671.02 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE1-14-23607-535681.06 ppb
2015-07-27WA97-SE2-15-11540-260680.750 ppb
2015-07-27WA97-SE2-15-11540-260670.790 ppb