Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Redmond Water System

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
20140.370 ppb220.330 ppb - 0.410 ppb
20150.646 ppb1615ND - 1.30 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
2014-09-24A4H1630-01A0.330 ppb
2014-09-24A4H1630-06A0.410 ppb
2015-03-04A5B1435-01A0.240 ppb
2015-03-04A5B1435-06A0.310 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-03A0.720 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-05A1.10 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-01A0.690 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-11A0.280 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-09A0.500 ppb
2015-06-09A5C2165-07AND
2015-08-18A5G2132-01A1.10 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2347-03A0.370 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2347-01A0.380 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2343-01A0.600 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2343-07A0.940 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2343-05A1.10 ppb
2015-09-09A5C2343-03A0.710 ppb
2015-12-15A5K1615-01A1.30 ppb