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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Pickens County Water and F. P. Authority

Cobalt is a metal found throughout the environment; people may be exposed to cobalt in air, food and drinking water.

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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.950 ppb283ND - 16.0 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for cobalt 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
2014-04-283018179ND
2014-04-2830182053.30 ppb
2014-04-283018190ND
2014-04-283018235ND
2014-04-283017877ND
2014-04-283018169ND
2014-04-283018244ND
2014-04-283018220ND
2014-04-283017882ND
2014-04-283017913ND
2014-04-283017873ND
2014-04-283017861ND
2014-04-283017865ND
2014-04-283017869ND
2014-10-203127431ND
2014-10-203128185ND
2014-10-203128174ND
2014-10-203128142ND
2014-10-203128123ND
2014-10-203128194ND
2014-10-203127455ND
2014-10-213127572ND
2014-12-223161381ND
2014-12-223161400ND
2014-12-223161416ND
2014-12-2231613897.30 ppb
2014-12-22316137516.0 ppb
2014-12-223161367ND