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Vanadium

City of Puyallup

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20151.77 ppb3631ND - 8.20 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
2015-02-03201502050727AM1.40 ppb
2015-02-03201502050883AM1.60 ppb
2015-02-03201502050875AM1.60 ppb
2015-02-03201502050764AM1.30 ppb
2015-02-03201502050842AM0.780 ppb
2015-02-03201502050731AM1.40 ppb
2015-02-03201502050880AM0.610 ppb
2015-02-03201502050688AM0.580 ppb
2015-02-03201502050905AM1.90 ppb
2015-02-03201502050855AM0.280 ppb
2015-02-03201502050735AM7.80 ppb
2015-02-03201502050400AM2.00 ppb
2015-02-03201502050455AM1.30 ppb
2015-02-03201502050717AM1.90 ppb
2015-02-03201502050725AMND
2015-05-05201505070594AM0.470 ppb
2015-05-05201505070577AM0.460 ppb
2015-08-06201508070215AM3.40 ppb
2015-08-06201508110453AMND
2015-08-06201508070118AM1.40 ppb
2015-08-06201508070198AM7.80 ppb
2015-08-06201508070151AM3.70 ppb
2015-08-06201508070195AM1.40 ppb
2015-08-06201508070114AMND
2015-08-06201508070108AMND
2015-08-06201508070155AM2.00 ppb
2015-08-06201508070106AM2.00 ppb
2015-08-06201508070232AM8.20 ppb
2015-08-06201508070201AM0.300 ppb
2015-08-06201508070135AMND
2015-08-06201508070229AM2.00 ppb
2015-08-06201508070125AM2.00 ppb
2015-08-06201508070121AM0.320 ppb
2015-09-29201509300232AM2.80 ppb
2015-11-17201511180504AM0.500 ppb
2015-11-17201511180474AM0.510 ppb