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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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND160ND
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-03-19AB94177ND
2013-03-19AB94176ND
2013-03-19AB94174ND
2013-03-19AB94175ND
2013-03-19AB94170ND
2013-03-19AB94171ND
2013-03-19AB94173ND
2013-03-19AB94172ND
2013-06-20AC02193ND
2013-06-20AC02191ND
2013-09-26AC10517ND
2013-09-26AC10523ND
2013-09-26AC10519ND
2013-09-26AC10521ND
2013-12-11AC16316ND
2013-12-11AC16314ND