Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of West 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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20131.82 ppb63ND - 5.00 ppb
20140.848 ppb1210ND - 3.20 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
2013-10-07WA97-SE1-13-19288-437675.00 ppb
2013-10-07WA97-SE1-13-19288-43765ND
2013-10-07WA97-SE1-13-19288-43768ND
2013-10-07WA97-SE1-13-19288-43766ND
2013-10-07WA97-SE1-13-19288-437641.45 ppb
2013-10-17WA97-SE1-13-19288-437634.48 ppb
2014-01-15WA97-SE2-14-00933-24400.650 ppb
2014-01-15WA97-SE2-14-00933-24390.500 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-15388ND
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153920.510 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153930.600 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153873.20 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153861.20 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153900.710 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-153911.70 ppb
2014-04-10WA97-SE2-14-06353-15389ND
2014-07-07WA97-SE4-14-12445-292800.490 ppb
2014-07-07WA97-SE4-14-12445-292790.610 ppb