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Cobalt

Horsham Water&sewer Authority

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

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0800 ppb352ND - 1.50 ppb
2015ND30ND
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
2014-06-24AE37778ND
2014-06-24AE37775ND
2014-06-24AE37781ND
2014-06-24AE37877ND
2014-06-24AE37871ND
2014-06-24AE37769ND
2014-06-24AE378741.50 ppb
2014-06-24AE37772ND
2014-06-24AE37868ND
2014-06-25AE38119ND
2014-06-25AE38113ND
2014-06-25AE38110ND
2014-06-25AE38116ND
2014-06-26AE38214ND
2014-06-26AE38211ND
2014-07-03AE39279ND
2014-07-24AE41843ND
2014-09-24AE49704ND
2014-09-24AE49702ND
2014-09-24AE50038ND
2014-12-05AE59397ND
2014-12-08AE59491ND
2014-12-08AE59488ND
2014-12-08AE59494ND
2014-12-09AE59781ND
2014-12-09AE59784ND
2014-12-09AE597781.30 ppb
2014-12-10AE59906ND
2014-12-10AE59900ND
2014-12-10AE59897ND
2014-12-10AE59903ND
2014-12-12AE60080ND
2014-12-12AE60086ND
2014-12-12AE60083ND
2014-12-12AE60077ND
2015-03-18AE68815ND
2015-03-19AE68817ND
2015-03-19AE68813ND