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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Manitowoc Waterworks

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
2014ND100ND
2015ND20ND
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
2014-06-113043502ND
2014-06-113043341ND
2014-06-113043531ND
2014-07-023056630ND
2014-09-103101195ND
2014-09-103101199ND
2014-12-173158457ND
2014-12-173158452ND
2014-12-183159361ND
2014-12-183159373ND
2015-03-173208562ND
2015-03-173208577ND