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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Livingston Twp Div of Water

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

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
20150.275 ppb41ND - 1.10 ppb
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
2014-10-222036048010ND
2014-10-222036048037ND
2014-10-222036048034ND
2014-10-222036048028ND
2014-10-222036048004ND
2014-10-222036048019ND
2014-10-222036048007ND
2014-10-222036048016ND
2014-10-222036048031ND
2014-10-222036048022ND
2014-10-222036048025ND
2014-10-222036048013ND
2014-10-222036048001ND
2015-01-212050703001ND
2015-01-212050703004ND
2015-07-282085890004ND
2015-07-2820858900011.10 ppb