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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Golden State Water Company - Cowan Heights

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
2014ND100ND
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
2014-02-19104838PND
2014-02-19104839PND
2014-02-19304755PND
2014-05-20106914QND
2014-05-20307001PND
2014-08-19108810PND
2014-08-19108811PND
2014-08-19308809PND
2014-11-19109646PND
2014-11-19309729PND