Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Soos Creek Water and Sewer 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.495 ppb880.350 ppb - 0.630 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
20150.483 ppb1615ND - 0.760 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
2013-03-123C13037-02A0.360 ppb
2013-03-123C13037-01A0.350 ppb
2013-06-123F13049-02A0.580 ppb
2013-06-123F13049-01A0.630 ppb
2013-09-043I05089-03A0.530 ppb
2013-09-053I05089-01A0.530 ppb
2013-12-233L24033-01A0.440 ppb
2013-12-233L24033-03A0.540 ppb