Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Cedar River Water & 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20150.457 ppb107ND - 0.900 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
2015-03-045C05049-03A0.760 ppb
2015-03-045C05049-01A0.900 ppb
2015-05-185E19026-01AND
2015-06-035F04030-03A0.350 ppb
2015-06-035F04030-01A0.490 ppb
2015-09-085I09028-03AND
2015-09-085I09028-01A0.760 ppb
2015-10-055J06132-01AND
2015-12-025L03076-03A0.510 ppb
2015-12-025L03076-01A0.800 ppb