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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

California Water Service (CWS) - King City

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND90ND
2014ND90ND
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
2013-11-11201311130396AMND
2013-11-12201311130392AMND
2013-11-19201311200661AMND
2013-11-19201311200646AMND
2013-11-21201311220575AMND
2013-11-21201311220568AMND
2013-11-22201311260226AMND
2013-11-22201311260215AMND
2013-12-11201312140156AMND
2014-05-08201405090471AMND
2014-05-08201405090505AMND
2014-05-08201405090488AMND
2014-05-08201405090508AMND
2014-05-08201405090479AMND
2014-05-14201405150132AMND
2014-05-14201405160445AMND
2014-05-15201405160455AMND
2014-05-15201405160463AMND