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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Shorelands Water Company Inc.

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND120ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-01-143170514ND
2015-01-143170520ND
2015-04-153225297ND
2015-04-153225288ND
2015-05-133242048ND
2015-05-133242196ND
2015-07-153280527ND
2015-07-153280500ND
2015-10-143341796ND
2015-10-143341633ND
2015-11-093355335ND
2015-11-093355309ND