Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

Whitworth Water District 2

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.

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.311 ppb1410ND - 0.706 ppb
20150.356 ppb1410ND - 0.802 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
2014-07-15140717051-0030.336 ppb
2014-07-15140717051-0040.223 ppb
2014-07-15140717051-0060.672 ppb
2014-07-15140717051-002ND
2014-07-15140717051-009ND
2014-07-15140717051-0100.294 ppb
2014-07-15140717051-0110.433 ppb
2014-07-15140717051-0130.517 ppb
2014-07-16140717051-0120.706 ppb
2014-07-16140717051-0050.432 ppb
2014-07-16140717051-001ND
2014-07-16140717051-008ND
2014-07-16140717051-0070.476 ppb
2014-07-16140717051-0140.263 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0070.378 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-006ND
2015-01-12150113001-0080.401 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0100.802 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0090.391 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-001ND
2015-01-12150113001-0030.255 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0050.796 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0020.380 ppb
2015-01-12150113001-0040.474 ppb
2015-01-13150113050-001ND
2015-01-13150113050-0020.553 ppb
2015-03-03150306022-0020.551 ppb
2015-03-03150306022-001ND