Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Pennsylvania American Royersford

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND180ND
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
2015-03-0428404001ND
2015-03-0428403901ND
2015-03-0428403601ND
2015-03-0428403401ND
2015-03-0928403801ND
2015-03-0928403501ND
2015-03-1028403701ND
2015-06-1029084101ND
2015-06-1029084001ND
2015-09-0130138101ND
2015-09-0130138401ND
2015-09-0130137901ND
2015-09-0130138501ND
2015-09-0130138201ND
2015-09-1030138001ND
2015-09-1630138301ND
2015-12-0230793901ND
2015-12-0230794001ND