Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

City of Port Angeles

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
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
2014-10-06WA97-SE1-14-19960-45314ND
2014-10-06WA97-SE1-14-19960-45315ND
2015-03-04WA97-SE2-15-04135-9375ND
2015-03-04WA97-SE2-15-04135-9374ND
2015-06-23WA97-SE3-15-12719-28716ND
2015-06-23WA97-SE3-15-12719-28715ND
2015-09-30WA97-SE4-15-21121-47053ND
2015-09-30WA97-SE4-15-21121-47052ND