Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

King County Water District #125

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
20140.785 ppb220.740 ppb - 0.830 ppb
20150.728 ppb660.590 ppb - 0.970 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
2014-11-17201411180099AM0.830 ppb
2014-11-17201411180245AM0.740 ppb
2015-02-03201502040285AM0.740 ppb
2015-02-03201502040564AM0.720 ppb
2015-05-11201505120220AM0.590 ppb
2015-05-11201505120362AM0.640 ppb
2015-08-03201508040416AM0.970 ppb
2015-08-12201508130868AM0.710 ppb