Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Tangipahoa Parish Water District

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

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND160ND
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
2014-12-1835168699003AMND
2014-12-1835168699013AMND
2014-12-1835168699001AMND
2014-12-1835168699007AMND
2014-12-1835168699011AMND
2014-12-1835168699009AMND
2014-12-1835168699019AMND
2014-12-1835168699025AMND
2014-12-1835168699027AMND
2014-12-1835168699015AMND
2014-12-1835168699023AMND
2014-12-1835168699021AMND
2014-12-1835168699005AMND
2014-12-1835168699017AMND
2015-06-2435194588027AMND
2015-06-2435194588021AMND
2015-06-2435194588007AMND
2015-06-2435194588005AMND
2015-06-2435194588011AMND
2015-06-2435194588003AMND
2015-06-2435194588001AMND
2015-06-2435194588013AMND
2015-06-2435194588015AMND
2015-06-2435194588009AMND
2015-06-2435194588023AMND
2015-06-2435194588025AMND
2015-06-2435194588029AMND
2015-06-2435194588031AMND
2015-06-2435194588017AMND
2015-06-2435194588019AMND