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Vanadium

Spanaway Water Company

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.

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.48 ppb3632ND - 3.80 ppb
20151.10 ppb111.10 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
2014-04-15201404160620AM1.10 ppb
2014-04-15201404160565AM1.30 ppb
2014-04-15201404160567AM1.10 ppb
2014-04-15201404160581AM1.30 ppb
2014-04-15201404160630AM3.20 ppb
2014-04-15201404160827AM1.40 ppb
2014-04-21201404220212AM2.30 ppb
2014-04-21201404230330AM2.40 ppb
2014-04-21201404220367AM1.30 ppb
2014-04-21201404220388AM2.00 ppb
2014-04-21201404230324AM3.80 ppb
2014-04-21201404230359AM3.00 ppb
2014-04-21201404220370AM1.40 ppb
2014-04-21201404220210AM1.000 ppb
2014-04-21201404230367AMND
2014-04-21201404220254AMND
2014-04-22201404230341AM0.880 ppb
2014-04-29201404300789AM0.920 ppb
2014-10-06201410070303AM2.20 ppb
2014-10-06201410070319AM2.40 ppb
2014-10-06201410070399AM1.30 ppb
2014-10-06201410070285AM1.40 ppb
2014-10-06201410070305AMND
2014-10-06201410070328AM1.40 ppb
2014-10-06201410070338AM1.80 ppb
2014-10-06201410070334AM1.60 ppb
2014-10-06201410070325AM2.60 ppb
2014-10-07201410080392AM1.30 ppb
2014-10-07201410080390AM1.10 ppb
2014-10-07201410080459AM1.10 ppb
2014-10-07201410080377AM0.900 ppb
2014-10-21201410220193AMND
2014-10-21201410220343AM1.60 ppb
2014-10-21201410220345AM1.10 ppb
2014-10-22201410230325AM1.80 ppb
2014-11-12201411130680AM1.40 ppb
2015-07-23201507240287AM1.10 ppb