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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Fruitridge Vista Water Company

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

 

38

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
2015ND380ND
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
2015-02-04A5A0913-01AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-19AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-16AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-25AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-22AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-07AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-04AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-13AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-10AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-43AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-40AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-48AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-50AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-52AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-34AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-46AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-37AND
2015-02-04A5A0913-31AND
2015-02-05A5B0325-01AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-19AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-01AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-13AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-16AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-31AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-22AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-34AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-04AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-25AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-10AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-07AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-40AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-28AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-37AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-52AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-50AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-46AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-48AND
2015-08-05A5G2406-43AND