Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Ferndale

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

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
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
2014-03-25WA97-SE1-14-05202-12875ND
2014-03-25WA97-SE1-14-05202-12876ND
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17799-40740ND
2014-09-09WA97-SE2-14-17799-40739ND