Cobalt

West Lauderdale County Water and FPA

NOTE: West Lauderdale County Water and FPA purchases water from Florence Water-Wastewater Department which is required to test for cobalt. Sample information shown below was taken by Florence Water-Wastewater Department.

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

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2013	ND	4	ND
2014	ND	4	ND
2015	N/A	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	N/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
2013-07-17	2861980	ND
2013-07-17	2861936	ND
2013-07-17	2861900	ND
2013-07-17	2861909	ND
2013-07-17	2861940	ND
2013-07-17	2861944	ND
2013-07-17	2861928	ND
2013-07-17	2861919	ND
2013-10-15	2915316	ND
2013-10-15	2915258	ND
2013-10-15	2914469	ND
2013-10-15	2914485	ND
2014-01-23	2965579	ND
2014-01-23	2965587	ND
2014-01-23	2965816	ND
2014-01-23	2965575	ND
2014-01-23	2965583	ND
2014-01-23	2965792	ND
2014-01-23	2965801	ND
2014-01-23	2965831	ND
2014-04-16	3013004	ND
2014-04-16	3012989	ND
2014-04-16	3012962	ND
2014-04-16	3013038	ND