Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Whitehall Twp Authority

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
2015-03-0215021328-01ND
2015-03-0215021327-01ND
2015-03-0215021332-01ND
2015-03-0215021331-01ND
2015-03-0315021330-01ND
2015-03-0315021333-01ND
2015-03-0315021326-01ND
2015-03-0315020128-01ND
2015-03-0315021329-01ND
2015-09-095083921-01ND
2015-09-095083919-01ND
2015-09-095083918-01ND
2015-09-095083909-01ND
2015-09-095083922-01ND
2015-09-095083908-01ND
2015-09-095083905-01ND
2015-09-095083907-01ND
2015-09-095083906-01ND