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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

City of Santa Clara

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

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND180ND
2014ND260ND
2015ND120ND
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
2013-02-13201302140617AMND
2013-02-13201302140616AMND
2013-02-13201302140618AMND
2013-02-14201302150364AMND
2013-02-14201302150361AMND
2013-02-20201302210565AMND
2013-02-25201302260057AMND
2013-02-25201302260061AMND
2013-02-25201302260063AMND
2013-08-12201308130009AMND
2013-08-13201308140243AMND
2013-08-15201308160366AMND
2013-08-19201308200176AMND
2013-08-21201308220115AMND
2013-08-21201308220117AMND
2013-09-04201309050304AMND
2013-09-04201309050302AMND
2013-09-18201309200189AMND
2014-02-19201402200272AMND
2014-02-19201402200264AMND
2014-02-19201402200269AMND
2014-02-20201402210202AMND
2014-02-20201402210200AMND
2014-02-20201402210204AMND
2014-02-20201402210206AMND
2014-02-20201402210198AMND
2014-02-27201403030004AMND
2014-05-14201405150113AMND
2014-05-14201405150018AMND
2014-05-14201405150111AMND
2014-05-14201405150020AMND
2014-08-26201408270667AMND
2014-08-26201408270669AMND
2014-08-27201408280724AMND
2014-08-27201408280726AMND
2014-08-28201408290714AMND
2014-08-28201408290710AMND
2014-08-28201408290712AMND
2014-08-28201408290716AMND
2014-08-29201409030582AMND
2014-11-13201411150105AMND
2014-11-13201411150195AMND
2014-11-13201411150107AMND
2014-11-13201411150193AMND
2015-02-18201502190876AMND
2015-02-18201502190872AMND
2015-02-18201502190874AMND
2015-02-18201502190878AMND
2015-02-18201502190868AMND
2015-03-12201503140128AMND
2015-08-17201508180071AMND
2015-08-17201508180073AMND
2015-08-19201508200616AMND
2015-08-19201508200775AMND
2015-08-20201508220219AMND
2015-08-24201508250632AMND