Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Lehigh County Authority Allentown Division

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND60ND
2014ND60ND
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
2013-07-22732604-9361ND
2013-07-22732600-9361ND
2013-07-22732602-9361ND
2013-10-09751813-10093ND
2013-10-09751815-10093ND
2013-10-09751811-10093ND
2014-01-15766746-10638ND
2014-01-15766744-10638ND
2014-01-15766742-10638ND
2014-04-2214040706-02ND
2014-04-2214040706-03ND
2014-04-2214040706-01ND