Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Manchester Water District

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

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
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
2015-03-18201503090114AMND
2015-03-18201503090111AMND
2015-03-18201503090112AMND
2015-03-18201503090110AMND
2015-03-18201503090107AMND
2015-03-18201503200353AMND
2015-03-18201503090113AMND
2015-03-18201503090116AMND
2015-05-12201503220007AMND
2015-05-12201503220006AMND
2015-06-29201504190005AMND
2015-06-29201504190004AMND
2015-09-24201510020608AMND
2015-09-24201510020415AMND
2015-09-24201510020606AMND
2015-09-24201510020620AMND
2015-09-24201510020382AMND
2015-09-24201510020474AMND
2015-09-24201510020573AMND
2015-09-24201508180008AMND