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Cobalt

Xenia Rural Water District (woodward)

NOTE: Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (des Moines) which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (des Moines).

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

 

0

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Xenia Rural Water District (woodward) purchases water from Xenia Rural Water District (des Moines) which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Xenia Rural Water District (des Moines).

Date Lab ID Result