Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Meridian Water Department

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

 

72

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0239 ppb711ND - 1.70 ppb
2015ND10ND
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
2014-03-031403053-001AND
2014-03-031403049-001AND
2014-03-031403042-001AND
2014-03-031403043-001AND
2014-03-031403040-001AND
2014-03-031403041-001AND
2014-03-031403054-001AND
2014-03-031403055-001AND
2014-03-031403044-001AND
2014-03-031403052-001AND
2014-03-031403056-001AND
2014-03-031403050-001AND
2014-03-031403051-001AND
2014-03-031403047-001AND
2014-03-031403048-001AND
2014-03-031403045-001AND
2014-03-041403136-001AND
2014-03-041403131-001AND
2014-03-041403046-001AND
2014-03-041403135-001AND
2014-03-041403132-001AND
2014-03-041403133-001AND
2014-03-041403154-001AND
2014-03-041403137-001AND
2014-03-041403134-001AND
2014-03-051403156-001AND
2014-03-051403160-001AND
2014-03-051403157-001AND
2014-03-051403158-001AND
2014-03-051403159-001AND
2014-03-051403155-001AND
2014-03-061403213-001AND
2014-03-061403214-001AND
2014-03-061403211-001AND
2014-03-061403212-001AND
2014-04-081404324-001AND
2014-09-021409091-001AND
2014-09-021409081-001AND
2014-09-021409072-001AND
2014-09-021409075-001AND
2014-09-021409078-001AND
2014-09-021409080-001AND
2014-09-021409082-001AND
2014-09-021409094-001AND
2014-09-021409084-001AND
2014-09-021409083-001AND
2014-09-021409085-001AND
2014-09-021409086-001AND
2014-09-021409095-001AND
2014-09-021409073-001AND
2014-09-021409074-001AND
2014-09-021409087-001AND
2014-09-031409119-001AND
2014-09-031409118-001AND
2014-09-031409114-001AND
2014-09-031409116-001AND
2014-09-041409163-001AND
2014-09-041409164-001AND
2014-09-081409269-001AND
2014-09-081409265-001AND
2014-09-081409268-001AND
2014-09-081409266-001AND
2014-09-091409315-001AND
2014-09-091409317-001AND
2014-09-091409318-001AND
2014-09-091409316-001A1.70 ppb
2014-09-091409319-001AND
2014-09-291409B71-001AND
2014-10-151410574-001AND
2014-10-151410575-001AND
2014-10-151410577-001AND
2015-01-151501482-001AND