Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Olympia

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.543 ppb2019ND - 2.05 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-02-14WA97-SE1-13-02624-61242.05 ppb
2013-02-14WA97-SE1-13-02624-61232.00 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200320.310 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200300.500 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200350.520 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE2-13-08686-200360.680 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200340.440 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200330.530 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE2-13-08686-200290.500 ppb
2013-05-20WA97-SE1-13-08686-200310.450 ppb
2013-08-05WA97-SE3-13-14093-321300.340 ppb
2013-08-05WA97-SE3-13-14093-321290.300 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-492610.300 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-49257ND
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-492560.510 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-492580.200 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE4-13-21665-492550.320 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE4-13-21665-492620.330 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-492590.330 ppb
2013-11-13WA97-SE2-13-21665-492600.240 ppb