Vanadium

De Pere Water Department

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	0.310 ppb	11	11	0.287 ppb - 0.327 ppb
2015	0.278 ppb	12	12	0.220 ppb - 0.307 ppb
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	0	N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-07-16	803723-11833	0.295 ppb
2014-07-16	803719-11833	0.327 ppb
2014-07-16	803721-11833	0.311 ppb
2014-07-16	803729-11889	0.323 ppb
2014-07-16	803725-11889	0.297 ppb
2014-07-16	803787-11889	0.323 ppb
2014-07-16	803727-11889	0.320 ppb
2014-07-16	803733-11889	0.287 ppb
2014-07-16	803731-11889	0.327 ppb
2014-11-05	830015-12898	0.307 ppb
2014-11-05	830017-12898	0.298 ppb
2015-01-19	839575-13242	0.287 ppb
2015-01-19	839577-13242	0.290 ppb
2015-01-19	839573-13242	0.282 ppb
2015-01-19	839571-13242	0.300 ppb
2015-01-19	839567-13242	0.273 ppb
2015-01-19	839565-13242	0.274 ppb
2015-01-19	839569-13242	0.307 ppb
2015-01-19	839563-13242	0.220 ppb
2015-01-19	839561-13242	0.287 ppb
2015-04-16	854618-13957	0.257 ppb
2015-04-16	854616-13957	0.257 ppb
2015-06-01	862776-14265	0.306 ppb