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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Santa Monica

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND100ND
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
2015-01-05201501060466AMND
2015-01-05201501060468AMND
2015-01-05201501060470AMND
2015-01-05201501060464AMND
2015-04-06201504080149AMND
2015-07-06201507080483AMND
2015-07-06201507080481AMND
2015-07-06201507080477AMND
2015-07-06201507080479AMND
2015-10-05201510060286AMND