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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Vineland Water & Sewer Utility

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

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30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.771 ppb2813ND - 2.90 ppb
20142.95 ppb221.70 ppb - 4.20 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
2013-04-09201304100466AMND
2013-04-09201304100330AM1.40 ppb
2013-04-09201304100451AM1.60 ppb
2013-04-10201304110618AM1.000 ppb
2013-04-10201304110594AMND
2013-04-10201304110585AMND
2013-04-10201304110587AMND
2013-04-10201304110582AMND
2013-04-10201304110616AMND
2013-04-10201304110592AM1.10 ppb
2013-04-10201304110590AM1.50 ppb
2013-04-15201304160048AM2.00 ppb
2013-04-15201304160189AMND
2013-04-24201304250462AMND
2013-10-07201310080219AMND
2013-10-07201310090245AM1.50 ppb
2013-10-07201310080209AMND
2013-10-07201310080215AMND
2013-10-07201310080223AMND
2013-10-07201310080221AMND
2013-10-07201310080181AMND
2013-10-08201310090273AM1.70 ppb
2013-10-08201310090454AM2.90 ppb
2013-10-08201310090195AM1.90 ppb
2013-10-08201310090247AM1.90 ppb
2013-10-08201310090243AM1.10 ppb
2013-10-08201310090271AM2.00 ppb
2013-10-22201310230484AMND
2014-04-28201405030095AM4.20 ppb
2014-10-23201410240252AM1.70 ppb