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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

Magnolia Waterworks

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND100ND
2015N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-11Y140720060ND
2014-03-12Y140720062ND
2014-06-12Y141630045ND
2014-06-12Y141630044ND
2014-06-25Y141770037ND
2014-06-25Y141770038ND
2014-06-25Y141770035ND
2014-06-25Y141770036ND
2014-09-10Y142540029ND
2014-09-10Y142540030ND