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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Andalusia

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

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND300ND
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
2014-02-242982234ND
2014-02-242982161ND
2014-02-242982013ND
2014-02-242982073ND
2014-02-242982100ND
2014-02-242982030ND
2014-02-242982190ND
2014-02-242982222ND
2014-02-242982331ND
2014-02-242982269ND
2014-02-252982290ND
2014-02-252982310ND
2014-02-252982123ND
2014-02-252982110ND
2014-08-043082486ND
2014-08-043082459ND
2014-08-043081559ND
2014-08-043082432ND
2014-08-043082589ND
2014-08-043082563ND
2014-08-043081318ND
2014-08-043082475ND
2014-08-043081569ND
2014-08-043082455ND
2014-08-043082580ND
2014-08-043082345ND
2014-08-043081277ND
2014-08-043081204ND
2014-09-223110167ND
2014-09-223110331ND
2015-02-253196116ND
2015-02-253196182ND