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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Cal/Am Water Company - San Marino

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

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND300ND
2015ND20ND
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
2014-05-1225566601ND
2014-05-1325566701ND
2014-05-1325566401ND
2014-05-1325565701ND
2014-05-1325566901ND
2014-05-1325567201ND
2014-05-1325567001ND
2014-05-1425566801ND
2014-05-1425567301ND
2014-05-1425565601ND
2014-05-1425565501ND
2014-05-1425565801ND
2014-05-1925566501ND
2014-07-1425566301ND
2014-08-1226624501ND
2014-08-1226624001ND
2014-11-0427434701ND
2014-11-0427434901ND
2014-11-0527433901ND
2014-11-0527435701ND
2014-11-0527435301ND
2014-11-1027434101ND
2014-11-1027435601ND
2014-11-1027435001ND
2014-11-1027435401ND
2014-11-1227434801ND
2014-11-1227435101ND
2014-11-1227434201ND
2014-11-1227434001ND
2014-11-1227435201ND
2015-02-0228246601ND
2015-02-0228247101ND