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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Albany

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

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND270ND
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
2014-03-1225136901ND
2014-03-1925137001ND
2014-04-0125136301ND
2014-04-0125136401ND
2014-04-0125136601ND
2014-04-0225136201ND
2014-04-0225136801ND
2014-04-0225136701ND
2014-04-2925136501ND
2014-06-0226049001ND
2014-06-0226048801ND
2014-09-0327034501ND
2014-09-033111447ND
2014-09-033111443ND
2014-09-033111450ND
2014-09-0327034301ND
2014-09-0327034401ND
2014-09-0327034201ND
2014-09-0327034001ND
2014-09-0327033901ND
2014-09-0327034101ND
2014-10-1327345101ND
2014-10-1327345201ND
2014-12-1027716701ND
2014-12-1027716601ND
2014-12-1027716501ND
2014-12-1127716401ND