Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Oklahoma University

NOTE: Oklahoma University purchases water from Norman which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Norman.

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

 

80

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND60ND
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

NOTE: Oklahoma University purchases water from Norman which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Norman.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-04-08713272-8691ND
2013-04-08713324-8826ND
2013-04-08713266-8810ND
2013-04-08713289-8691ND
2013-04-08713252-8810ND
2013-04-08713283-8691ND
2013-04-08713212-8905ND
2013-04-08713210-8905ND
2013-04-08713268-8691ND
2013-04-08713285-8691ND
2013-04-08713250-8679ND
2013-04-08713225-8905ND
2013-04-08713227-8905ND
2013-04-08713328-8826ND
2013-04-08713281-8691ND
2013-04-08713279-8691ND
2013-04-08713214-8905ND
2013-04-08713201-8905ND
2013-04-08713203-8905ND
2013-04-08713205-8905ND
2013-04-08713207-8905ND
2013-04-08713242-8679ND
2013-04-08713248-8905ND
2013-04-08713316-8826ND
2013-04-08713229-8905ND
2013-04-08713314-8826ND
2013-04-08713254-8810ND
2013-04-08713235-8905ND
2013-04-08713322-8826ND
2013-04-08713196-8679ND
2013-04-08713308-8826ND
2013-04-08713270-8691ND
2013-04-08713199-8679ND
2013-04-08713262-8691ND
2013-04-08713304-8826ND
2013-04-08713258-8810ND
2013-07-10730579-9319ND
2013-07-10730583-9319ND
2013-07-10730577-9319ND
2013-07-10730581-9319ND
2013-10-16753372-10161ND
2013-10-16753344-10161ND
2013-10-16753754-10147ND
2013-10-16753366-10161ND
2013-10-16753374-10161ND
2013-10-16753511-10147ND
2013-10-16753370-10161ND
2013-10-16753362-10161ND
2013-10-16753410-10161ND
2013-10-16753386-10161ND
2013-10-16753368-10161ND
2013-10-16753364-10161ND
2013-10-16753429-10161ND
2013-10-16753358-10161ND
2013-10-16753360-10161ND
2013-10-16753416-10161ND
2013-10-16753423-10161ND
2013-10-16753509-10147ND
2013-10-16753382-10161ND
2013-10-16753427-10161ND
2013-10-16753378-10161ND
2013-10-16753401-10161ND
2013-10-16753418-10161ND
2013-10-16753352-10161ND
2013-10-16753413-10161ND
2013-10-16753425-10161ND
2013-10-16753513-10147ND
2013-10-16753346-10161ND
2013-10-16753384-10161ND
2013-10-16753376-10161ND
2013-10-16753397-10161ND
2013-10-16753399-10161ND
2013-10-16753380-10161ND
2013-10-16753348-10161ND
2013-10-16753350-10161ND
2013-10-16753421-10161ND
2014-02-11770262-10752ND
2014-02-11770264-10752ND
2014-02-11770224-10752ND
2014-03-24776656-11013ND