Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Tumwater

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.368 ppb11110.250 ppb - 0.500 ppb
20151.64 ppb11110.900 ppb - 2.90 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
2014-08-13WA97-SE1-14-15517-359070.500 ppb
2014-08-13WA97-SE1-14-15517-359090.400 ppb
2014-08-13WA97-SE1-14-15517-359100.400 ppb
2014-08-13WA97-SE1-14-15517-359080.500 ppb
2014-08-13WA97-SE1-14-15517-359110.400 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379200.300 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379160.300 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379180.300 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379170.400 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379210.300 ppb
2014-08-20WA97-SE1-14-16401-379190.250 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63641.17 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63651.90 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63591.20 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63621.10 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63611.90 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE1-15-02700-63582.90 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63630.900 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63602.00 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE1-15-02700-63570.970 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE1-15-02700-63562.20 ppb
2015-02-11WA97-SE2-15-02700-63661.80 ppb