Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Moses Lake

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.

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

8

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201411.0 ppb3424ND - 50.0 ppb
20155.05 ppb65ND - 20.0 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
2014-05-05201405060289AM0.320 ppb
2014-05-05201405060349AMND
2014-05-05201405060274AM9.50 ppb
2014-05-05201405060287AM8.30 ppb
2014-05-05201405060321AMND
2014-05-06201405070333AM9.10 ppb
2014-05-06201405070326AM37.0 ppb
2014-05-06201405070322AM0.480 ppb
2014-05-07201405080483AMND
2014-05-07201405080427AM38.0 ppb
2014-05-07201405080348AMND
2014-05-07201405080573AM9.10 ppb
2014-05-07201405080551AM3.80 ppb
2014-05-07201405080477AM5.70 ppb
2014-05-08201405090521AM22.0 ppb
2014-05-08201405120316AM7.90 ppb
2014-05-12201405130332AMND
2014-11-10201411120413AM11.0 ppb
2014-11-12201411130843AM50.0 ppb
2014-11-12201411130805AMND
2014-11-12201411130793AM10.00 ppb
2014-11-12201411130839AM3.80 ppb
2014-11-12201411130816AMND
2014-11-13201411150149AM0.280 ppb
2014-11-13201411150141AMND
2014-11-13201411150145AM0.250 ppb
2014-11-13201411150205AM9.00 ppb
2014-11-17201411180533AMND
2014-11-17201411180458AMND
2014-11-17201411180443AM5.80 ppb
2014-11-18201411190557AM43.0 ppb
2014-11-18201411190307AM26.0 ppb
2014-11-18201411190201AM42.0 ppb
2014-11-18201411190555AM22.0 ppb
2015-05-18201505190555AM0.510 ppb
2015-05-18201505190519AM1.20 ppb
2015-05-18201505190474AM20.0 ppb
2015-11-10201510300173AMND
2015-11-10201511110789AM5.90 ppb
2015-11-10201510300177AM2.70 ppb