Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Schuylkill County. Municipal Authority

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

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.179 ppb284ND - 1.40 ppb
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
2014-01-1414011160-011.40 ppb
2014-01-1414011160-06ND
2014-01-1414011160-04ND
2014-01-1414011160-02ND
2014-01-1414011160-05ND
2014-01-1414011160-031.30 ppb
2014-01-1414011160-08ND
2014-01-1414011160-07ND
2014-04-1414041441-04ND
2014-04-1414041441-031.10 ppb
2014-04-1414041441-02ND
2014-04-1414041441-01ND
2014-04-1414041441-051.20 ppb
2014-04-1414041441-06ND
2014-07-1414071745-01ND
2014-07-1414071748-01ND
2014-07-1414071753-01ND
2014-07-1414071747-01ND
2014-07-1414071749-01ND
2014-07-1414071744-01ND
2014-07-1414071746-01ND
2014-07-1714071751-01ND
2014-10-1314100620-02ND
2014-10-1314100619-02ND
2014-10-1314100618-02ND
2014-10-1314100618-01ND
2014-10-1314100620-01ND
2014-10-1314100619-01ND