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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Los Angeles County WW District 29 & 80-Malib

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND60ND
2014ND20ND
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
2013-05-28201305290685AMND
2013-05-28201305290687AMND
2013-08-13201308140706AMND
2013-08-27201308290213AMND
2013-11-19201311260045AMND
2013-11-25201311260047AMND
2014-02-19201402210230AMND
2014-02-19201402210228AMND