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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Town of Mooresville

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
20153.13 ppb31ND - 9.40 ppb
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
2014-05-05201405070409AMND
2014-05-05201405070413AMND
2014-05-05201405070416AMND
2014-08-11201408120372AMND
2014-08-11201408120370AMND
2014-08-11201408120202AMND
2014-11-10201411110196AMND
2014-11-10201411110173AMND
2014-11-10201411110209AMND
2015-02-02201502030250AMND
2015-02-02201502030237AM9.40 ppb
2015-02-02201502030268AMND