Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Fruitland Mutual Water Company

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND90ND
2014ND10ND
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
2013-03-05201303070601AMND
2013-03-06201303070605AMND
2013-03-06201303070599AMND
2013-03-06201303070603AMND
2013-09-16201309180466AMND
2013-09-16201309180729AMND
2013-09-17201309180517AMND
2013-09-17201309180470AMND
2013-12-16201312170298AMND
2014-06-02201406030501AMND