Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

North East Central Public Water District

NOTE: North East Central Public Water District purchases water from Wood River which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Wood River.

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

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
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: North East Central Public Water District purchases water from Wood River which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Wood River.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-19790307-11395ND
2014-05-19790309-11395ND
2014-11-19832527-13055ND
2014-11-19832525-12979ND