Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cobalt

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
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
2014-06-17WA97-SE1-14-11213-26893ND
2014-06-17WA97-SE1-14-11213-26895ND
2014-06-17WA97-SE1-14-11213-26894ND
2014-06-17WA97-SE1-14-11213-26891ND
2014-06-17WA97-SE1-14-11213-26892ND
2014-12-08WA97-SE2-14-23905-54120ND
2014-12-08WA97-SE2-14-23905-54121ND
2014-12-08WA97-SE2-14-23905-54117ND
2014-12-08WA97-SE2-14-23905-54119ND
2014-12-08WA97-SE2-14-23905-54118ND
2014-12-09WA97-SE2-14-24166-54738ND