Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Klamath Falls Water Department

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

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND280ND
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
2014-05-2014E0922-05AND
2014-05-2014E0922-17AND
2014-05-2014E0922-15AND
2014-05-2014E0922-23AND
2014-05-2014E0922-19AND
2014-05-2014E0922-07AND
2014-05-2014E0922-27AND
2014-05-2014E0922-21AND
2014-05-2014E0922-03AND
2014-05-2014E0922-01AND
2014-05-2014E0922-13AND
2014-05-2014E0922-25AND
2014-05-2014E0922-09AND
2014-05-2014E0922-11AND
2014-11-1814K0793-17AND
2014-11-1814K0793-13AND
2014-11-1814K0793-27AND
2014-11-1814K0793-23AND
2014-11-1814K0793-25AND
2014-11-1814K0793-15AND
2014-11-1814K0793-21AND
2014-11-1814K0793-19AND
2014-11-1814K0793-05AND
2014-11-1814K0793-03AND
2014-11-1814K0793-01AND
2014-11-1814K0793-09AND
2014-11-1814K0793-11AND
2014-11-1814K0793-07AND