Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Vanadium

City of Yakima Water Division

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201511.3 ppb12120.670 ppb - 40.8 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
2015-03-02WA97-SE1-15-03900-88672.50 ppb
2015-03-02WA97-SE1-15-03900-88660.710 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-918312.4 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-918440.8 ppb
2015-03-03WA97-SE1-15-04048-918221.2 ppb
2015-06-22WA97-SE2-15-12586-284450.700 ppb
2015-06-22WA97-SE2-15-12586-284440.700 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE3-15-19425-430360.840 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE2-15-19425-4303530.6 ppb
2015-09-09WA97-SE3-15-19425-430340.670 ppb
2015-09-16WA97-SE2-15-20026-445337.50 ppb
2015-09-16WA97-SE2-15-20026-4453217.0 ppb