Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Nob Hill Water Association

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.840 ppb106ND - 1.90 ppb
201513.0 ppb889.80 ppb - 15.0 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
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-17192ND
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-17188ND
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171901.50 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-17189ND
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171911.60 ppb
2014-04-21WA97-SE1-14-07099-171931.10 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410461.30 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410451.000 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-410481.90 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE1-14-17950-41047ND
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-218389.80 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-2183915.0 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE2-15-09609-2183713.0 ppb
2015-05-14WA97-SE1-15-09609-2183613.0 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-4826112.0 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-4826213.0 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-4825914.0 ppb
2015-10-06WA97-SE2-15-21669-4826014.0 ppb