Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Lenox Water Supply

NOTE: Lenox Water Supply purchases water from SIRWA #2 (Creston) which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by SIRWA #2 (Creston).

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
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: Lenox Water Supply purchases water from SIRWA #2 (Creston) which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by SIRWA #2 (Creston).

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-30225754ND
2015-03-30225755ND
2015-06-02250205ND
2015-06-02250203ND
2015-10-01301110ND
2015-10-01301111ND
2015-12-01322512ND
2015-12-01322514ND