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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Stillwater

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND40ND
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2013-12-191064707009ND
2013-12-191064707001ND
2013-12-191064707003ND
2013-12-191064707006ND
2014-06-052011039009ND
2014-06-052011039001ND
2014-06-052011039003ND
2014-06-052011039006ND
2015-12-092112835001ND