Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Mountlake Terrace

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
20130.116 ppb42ND - 0.244 ppb
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-07-11WA97-SE1-13-12376-281100.244 ppb
2013-07-11WA97-SE1-13-12376-281110.220 ppb
2013-12-10WA97-SE2-13-23293-53388ND
2013-12-10WA97-SE2-13-23293-53387ND
2014-01-14WA97-SE3-14-00966-2543ND
2014-01-14WA97-SE3-14-00966-2542ND
2014-04-08WA97-SE4-14-06135-14923ND
2014-04-08WA97-SE4-14-06135-14922ND