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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Town of Payson

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

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66

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.655 ppb668ND - 7.60 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
2014-06-02201406030497AMND
2014-06-02201406030508AMND
2014-06-02201406030495AMND
2014-06-02201406030506AMND
2014-06-02201406030468AMND
2014-06-03201406040610AMND
2014-06-03201406040424AMND
2014-06-03201406040665AMND
2014-06-03201406040655AMND
2014-06-04201406050221AMND
2014-06-04201406050170AM4.50 ppb
2014-06-04201406050225AMND
2014-06-04201406050189AMND
2014-06-04201406050210AMND
2014-06-09201406100043AM7.20 ppb
2014-06-09201406100392AMND
2014-06-09201406100335AM4.90 ppb
2014-06-09201406100337AM4.40 ppb
2014-06-16201406170275AMND
2014-06-16201406170306AMND
2014-06-16201406170309AMND
2014-06-16201406170268AMND
2014-06-16201406170314AMND
2014-06-17201406180562AMND
2014-06-17201406180470AMND
2014-06-17201406180455AMND
2014-06-17201406180504AMND
2014-06-18201406190432AMND
2014-06-18201406190521AMND
2014-06-18201406190401AMND
2014-06-18201406190440AMND
2014-06-18201406190405AMND
2014-06-18201406190411AMND
2014-12-03201412040499AMND
2014-12-03201412040384AMND
2014-12-03201412040279AM4.60 ppb
2014-12-03201412040562AMND
2014-12-03201412040542AMND
2014-12-03201412040501AMND
2014-12-04201412050397AMND
2014-12-04201412050490AMND
2014-12-08201412100435AMND
2014-12-08201412100809AMND
2014-12-08201412110690AMND
2014-12-08201412100584AMND
2014-12-09201412100793AMND
2014-12-09201412110340AMND
2014-12-09201412110242AMND
2014-12-09201412100737AMND
2014-12-09201412100847AMND
2014-12-10201412110648AMND
2014-12-10201412110614AM7.60 ppb
2014-12-10201412110782AM4.90 ppb
2014-12-10201412110609AMND
2014-12-15201412160701AM5.10 ppb
2014-12-15201412160310AMND
2014-12-15201412160729AMND
2014-12-16201412170429AMND
2014-12-16201412170517AMND
2014-12-16201412170681AMND
2014-12-16201412170514AMND
2014-12-16201412170439AMND
2014-12-17201412180510AMND
2014-12-17201412180411AMND
2014-12-17201412180418AMND
2014-12-29201412300380AMND