Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

North Wales Water Authority

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

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND400ND
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
2014-02-0414012246-17ND
2014-02-0414012246-06ND
2014-02-0414012246-07ND
2014-02-0414012246-04ND
2014-02-0414012246-05ND
2014-02-0414012246-10ND
2014-02-0414012246-08ND
2014-02-0414012246-09ND
2014-02-0414012246-15ND
2014-02-0414012246-16ND
2014-02-0414012246-11ND
2014-02-0414012246-14ND
2014-02-0414012246-18ND
2014-02-0414012246-12ND
2014-02-0414012246-02ND
2014-02-0414012246-01ND
2014-02-0414012246-03ND
2014-02-0414012246-13ND
2014-05-0514050297-01ND
2014-05-0614050298-01ND
2014-08-1114080699-01ND
2014-08-1114080698-01ND
2014-08-1114080700-01ND
2014-08-1114080706-01ND
2014-08-1114080693-01ND
2014-08-1114080702-01ND
2014-08-1114080705-01ND
2014-08-1114080704-01ND
2014-08-1114080709-01ND
2014-08-1114080694-01ND
2014-08-1114080707-01ND
2014-08-1114080697-01ND
2014-08-1114080708-01ND
2014-08-1114080696-01ND
2014-08-1114080695-01ND
2014-08-1114080703-01ND
2014-08-1114080701-01ND
2014-08-1114080692-01ND
2014-11-1014103223-02ND
2014-11-1014103223-01ND