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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

California Water Service Company - Hermosa / Redondo Beach

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

 

24

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
2015ND240ND
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
2015-02-11201502110690AMND
2015-02-11201502120096AMND
2015-02-11201502120144AMND
2015-02-11201502120105AMND
2015-02-11201502110684AMND
2015-02-11201502110675AMND
2015-02-11201502110761AMND
2015-02-11201502110758AMND
2015-05-06201505060700AMND
2015-05-06201505070051AMND
2015-05-06201505070043AMND
2015-05-06201505070034AMND
2015-08-06201508060789AMND
2015-08-06201508060778AMND
2015-08-11201508120815AMND
2015-08-11201508120846AMND
2015-08-18201508190821AMND
2015-08-18201508190819AMND
2015-08-20201508200653AMND
2015-08-20201508200600AMND
2015-11-04201511040746AMND
2015-11-04201511040699AMND
2015-11-04201511040737AMND
2015-11-04201511040808AMND