Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Beauregard Water Works District #3

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
2015-02-273197619ND
2015-02-273197608ND
2015-02-273197685ND
2015-02-273197596ND
2015-02-273197572ND
2015-02-273197689ND
2015-02-273197638ND
2015-02-273197564ND
2015-02-273197676ND
2015-02-273197590ND
2015-03-113205162ND
2015-03-113205158ND
2015-08-183305600ND
2015-08-183305573ND
2015-08-183305616ND
2015-08-183305509ND
2015-08-183305548ND
2015-08-183305960ND
2015-08-183305544ND
2015-08-183305588ND
2015-08-183305540ND
2015-08-183305582ND
2015-08-183305954ND
2015-08-183305531ND