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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

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

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND210ND
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-03-25AB94080ND
2013-03-25AB94084ND
2013-03-25AB94081ND
2013-03-25AB94085ND
2013-03-25AB94083ND
2013-03-25AB94082ND
2013-03-25AB94078ND
2013-03-25AB94089ND
2013-03-25AB94088ND
2013-03-25AB94079ND
2013-03-25AB94086ND
2013-03-25AB94087ND
2013-06-17AC02177ND
2013-06-17AC02175ND
2013-09-23AC10427ND
2013-09-23AC10435ND
2013-09-23AC10425ND
2013-09-23AC10433ND
2013-09-23AC10429ND
2013-12-10AC16298ND
2013-12-10AC16300ND
2014-01-29AC18004ND
2014-01-29AC18002ND