Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Port Angeles

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
20141.28 ppb220.350 ppb - 2.20 ppb
20150.912 ppb660.300 ppb - 2.30 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
2014-10-06WA97-SE1-14-19960-453140.350 ppb
2014-10-06WA97-SE1-14-19960-453152.20 ppb
2015-03-04WA97-SE2-15-04135-93751.12 ppb
2015-03-04WA97-SE2-15-04135-93740.450 ppb
2015-06-23WA97-SE3-15-12719-287160.980 ppb
2015-06-23WA97-SE3-15-12719-287150.300 ppb
2015-09-30WA97-SE4-15-21121-470532.30 ppb
2015-09-30WA97-SE4-15-21121-470520.320 ppb