Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Lacey Water Department

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

 

40

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND200ND
2015ND200ND
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
2014-12-02201412040301AMND
2014-12-02201412040255AMND
2014-12-02201412040492AMND
2014-12-02201412040482AMND
2014-12-03201412040345AMND
2014-12-03201412050482AMND
2014-12-03201412040287AMND
2014-12-03201412040484AMND
2014-12-03201412050406AMND
2014-12-03201412050528AMND
2014-12-04201412050361AMND
2014-12-04201412050525AMND
2014-12-04201412050393AMND
2014-12-04201412050391AMND
2014-12-04201412050384AMND
2014-12-04201412050380AMND
2014-12-04201412050367AMND
2014-12-04201412050498AMND
2014-12-04201412040579AMND
2014-12-04201412050473AMND
2015-06-29201506300498AMND
2015-06-29201506300521AMND
2015-06-29201506300279AMND
2015-06-29201506300287AMND
2015-06-29201506300374AMND
2015-06-29201506300283AMND
2015-06-29201506300235AMND
2015-06-29201506300181AMND
2015-06-29201506300175AMND
2015-06-29201506300274AMND
2015-06-29201506300327AMND
2015-06-29201506300314AMND
2015-06-29201506300268AMND
2015-06-30201507010523AMND
2015-06-30201507010636AMND
2015-06-30201507010547AMND
2015-06-30201507010336AMND
2015-06-30201507010550AMND
2015-06-30201507010518AMND
2015-07-15201507160592AMND