Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

City of Kuna

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND200ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-05201502260226AMND
2015-03-05201502260225AMND
2015-03-05201502260229AMND
2015-03-05201502260222AMND
2015-03-16201503170835AMND
2015-03-16201502260232AMND
2015-03-17201503180643AMND
2015-03-17201502260221AMND
2015-03-18201503190584AMND
2015-03-18201502260230AMND
2015-09-08201508260070AMND
2015-09-08201508260077AMND
2015-09-08201508260073AMND
2015-09-09201508260072AMND
2015-09-09201508260076AMND
2015-09-10201508260075AMND
2015-09-17201508260074AMND
2015-09-17201508260071AMND
2015-09-29201508260066AMND
2015-09-29201509300245AMND