Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

King County Water District No 90

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.458 ppb65ND - 0.840 ppb
20150.392 ppb65ND - 0.860 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
2014-07-294G30030-03A0.640 ppb
2014-07-294G30030-07A0.470 ppb
2014-07-294G30030-05A0.350 ppb
2014-07-294G30030-01AND
2014-10-284J30021-01A0.840 ppb
2014-10-284J30021-03A0.450 ppb
2015-02-265B27033-05A0.240 ppb
2015-02-265B27033-07A0.240 ppb
2015-02-265B27033-01AND
2015-02-265B27033-03A0.860 ppb
2015-04-165D17034-05A0.300 ppb
2015-04-165D17034-01A0.710 ppb