Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

Othello Water Department

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
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
2014-01-21103795PND
2014-01-21103796PND
2014-01-21103798PND
2014-01-21103800PND
2014-01-21103801PND
2014-02-18105821RND
2014-02-18105822RND
2014-02-18305823RND
2014-07-14107863PND
2014-07-14107864PND
2014-07-14107865PND
2014-07-14107866PND
2014-07-14107867PND
2014-07-14107868PND
2014-07-14107869PND
2014-07-14307969PND