Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

City of Mountain Home

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND240ND
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
2015-05-19150521020-004ND
2015-05-19150521020-006ND
2015-05-19150521020-012ND
2015-05-19150521020-001ND
2015-05-19150521020-010ND
2015-05-19150521020-003ND
2015-05-19150521020-009ND
2015-05-19150521020-007ND
2015-07-29150803003-004ND
2015-07-29150803003-002ND
2015-07-29150803003-003ND
2015-07-29150803003-001ND
2015-11-17151119028-010ND
2015-11-17151119028-011ND
2015-11-17151119028-009ND
2015-11-17151119028-012ND
2015-11-17151119028-005ND
2015-11-17151119028-008ND
2015-11-17151119028-007ND
2015-11-17151119028-003ND
2015-11-17151119028-001ND
2015-11-17151119028-002ND
2015-11-17151119028-006ND
2015-11-17151119028-004ND