Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

City of Moses Lake

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
2014ND340ND
2015ND60ND
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
2014-05-05201405060289AMND
2014-05-05201405060349AMND
2014-05-05201405060321AMND
2014-05-05201405060274AMND
2014-05-05201405060287AMND
2014-05-06201405070333AMND
2014-05-06201405070322AMND
2014-05-06201405070326AMND
2014-05-07201405080348AMND
2014-05-07201405080427AMND
2014-05-07201405080551AMND
2014-05-07201405080573AMND
2014-05-07201405080483AMND
2014-05-07201405080477AMND
2014-05-08201405120316AMND
2014-05-08201405090521AMND
2014-05-12201405130332AMND
2014-11-10201411120413AMND
2014-11-12201411130805AMND
2014-11-12201411130816AMND
2014-11-12201411130793AMND
2014-11-12201411130843AMND
2014-11-12201411130839AMND
2014-11-13201411150141AMND
2014-11-13201411150145AMND
2014-11-13201411150149AMND
2014-11-13201411150205AMND
2014-11-17201411180443AMND
2014-11-17201411180533AMND
2014-11-17201411180458AMND
2014-11-18201411190307AMND
2014-11-18201411190557AMND
2014-11-18201411190201AMND
2014-11-18201411190555AMND
2015-05-18201505190555AMND
2015-05-18201505190519AMND
2015-05-18201505190474AMND
2015-11-10201510300177AMND
2015-11-10201510300173AMND
2015-11-10201511110789AMND