Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority

NOTE: Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority purchases water from Bcwsa Main Lower South which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Bcwsa Main Lower South.

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
2015ND460ND
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: Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority purchases water from Bcwsa Main Lower South which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Bcwsa Main Lower South.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-10-1413101235-03ND
2013-10-1413101235-04ND
2013-10-1413101235-02ND
2013-10-1413101235-01ND
2014-01-1414011204-04ND
2014-01-1414011204-01ND
2014-01-1414011204-02ND
2014-01-1414011204-03ND
2014-04-2314042382-04ND
2014-04-2314042382-01ND
2014-04-2314042382-02ND
2014-04-2314042382-03ND
2014-07-2914073893-04ND
2014-07-2914073893-02ND
2014-07-2914073893-01ND
2014-07-2914073893-03ND