Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Metropolitan Utilities District

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND170ND
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
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
2013-04-15201304160143AMND
2013-04-15201304160060AMND
2013-04-15201304160170AMND
2013-04-15201304160185AMND
2013-04-15201304160172AMND
2013-04-15201304160183AMND
2013-07-09201307100951AMND
2013-07-09201307100906AMND
2013-07-30201307310265AMND
2013-07-30201307310287AMND
2013-07-30201307310226AMND
2013-10-15201310160265AMND
2013-10-15201310160278AMND
2013-10-15201310160242AMND
2013-10-15201310160234AMND
2013-10-15201310160248AMND
2013-10-15201310160204AMND
2014-01-07201401080406AMND
2014-01-07201401080359AMND
2014-01-07201401080369AMND
2014-01-07201401080410AMND
2014-01-07201401080408AMND