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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Breezy Hill WD

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
2013ND180ND
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2013-01-23201301250315AMND
2013-01-23201301250327AMND
2013-01-23201301250245AMND
2013-01-23201301250238AMND
2013-01-23201301250247AMND
2013-01-23201301250236AMND
2013-04-08201304100355AMND
2013-04-08201304100489AMND
2013-04-08201304100483AMND
2013-07-15201307170621AMND
2013-07-15201307170573AMND
2013-07-15201307170617AMND
2013-07-15201307170571AMND
2013-07-15201307170623AMND
2013-07-23201307250126AMND
2013-10-14201310160161AMND
2013-10-14201310160267AMND
2013-10-14201310160190AMND