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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Liberty Water Rio Rico

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND240ND
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
2014-02-262982383ND
2014-02-262982342ND
2014-02-262982281ND
2014-02-262982369ND
2014-02-262982260ND
2014-02-262982321ND
2014-02-262982392ND
2014-02-262982256ND
2014-02-262982213ND
2014-03-052986342ND
2014-03-052986304ND
2014-03-272999702ND
2014-08-193086997ND
2014-08-193087052ND
2014-08-193087022ND
2014-08-193087037ND
2014-08-193087072ND
2014-08-193087092ND
2014-08-273093269ND
2014-08-273093311ND
2014-08-273093305ND
2014-08-273093315ND
2014-08-273093273ND
2014-08-273093326ND