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Cobalt

Bennettsville, City of

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
20141.97 ppb126ND - 6.30 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
2014-02-24201402260672AM4.40 ppb
2014-02-24201402260641AMND
2014-02-24201402260835AM3.80 ppb
2014-02-24201402270242AMND
2014-05-27201405290468AM2.00 ppb
2014-05-27201405290478AMND
2014-08-25201408270813AMND
2014-08-25201408270828AM6.30 ppb
2014-08-25201408270759AM4.80 ppb
2014-08-26201408270787AMND
2014-11-24201411260295AM2.30 ppb
2014-11-24201411260263AMND