Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

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

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND320ND
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
2015-03-102058890018ND
2015-03-102058890006ND
2015-03-102058890001ND
2015-03-102058890003ND
2015-03-102058890009ND
2015-03-102058890016ND
2015-03-112058890013ND
2015-03-112058890011ND
2015-03-122059263001ND
2015-03-122059263008ND
2015-03-122059263006ND
2015-03-122059263003ND
2015-03-182060100001ND
2015-03-182060100003ND
2015-06-162077453003ND
2015-06-162077453001ND
2015-09-142096141001ND
2015-09-142096141003ND
2015-09-142096144003ND
2015-09-142096144001ND
2015-09-152096135003ND
2015-09-152096138001ND
2015-09-152096135001ND
2015-09-152096138003ND
2015-09-212097507001ND
2015-09-212097507003ND
2015-09-212097509003ND
2015-09-212097509001ND
2015-09-222097508003ND
2015-09-222097508001ND
2015-12-082112591001ND
2015-12-082112591003ND