Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Richland

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.08 ppb18180.220 ppb - 7.08 ppb
20150.705 ppb65ND - 1.20 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
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243450.350 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243470.360 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243431.10 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243420.420 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243460.380 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243440.370 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243400.320 ppb
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10122-243413.30 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408760.500 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408770.500 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408751.30 ppb
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17859-408780.500 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537091.60 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537050.220 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537077.08 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537080.280 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537060.310 ppb
2014-12-02WA97-SE3-14-23659-537100.460 ppb
2015-01-13WA97-SE2-15-00789-19961.10 ppb
2015-01-13WA97-SE3-15-00789-19961.20 ppb
2015-02-24WA97-SE4-15-03525-81540.760 ppb
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-10284ND
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-102850.630 ppb
2015-03-10WA97-SE4-15-04495-102860.540 ppb