Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Valencia Water Company Town Division

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND70ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2014-10-09201410100175AMND
2014-10-09201410100169AMND
2014-10-09201410100173AMND
2014-10-09201410100171AMND
2014-10-09201410100163AMND
2014-10-09201410100165AMND
2014-10-09201410100161AMND
2014-10-22201410230498AMND
2015-04-28201504290511AMND
2015-04-28201504290633AMND
2015-04-28201504290507AMND
2015-04-28201504290509AMND
2015-04-28201504290503AMND
2015-04-28201504290505AMND
2015-05-12201505040235AMND