Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Friona Municipal Water System

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND160ND
2014N/A00N/A
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
2013-05-21101402PND
2013-05-21101403PND
2013-05-21101404PND
2013-05-21101405PND
2013-05-21301324PND
2013-05-21301325PND
2013-05-21301326PND
2013-05-21301327PND
2013-11-18102706PND
2013-11-18102707PND
2013-11-18102708PND
2013-11-18102709PND
2013-11-18302627PND
2013-11-18302628PND
2013-11-18302629PND
2013-11-18302630PND