Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

City of Central Point

NOTE: City of Central Point purchases water from Medford Water Commission which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Medford Water Commission.

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND80ND
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: City of Central Point purchases water from Medford Water Commission which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Medford Water Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-03-112791399ND
2013-03-112791391ND
2013-07-022852236ND
2013-07-022852228ND
2013-09-052891088ND
2013-09-052891096ND
2014-05-293035216ND
2014-05-293035212ND