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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cobalt

City of Cleburne

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

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND150ND
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
2014-07-08Q1426109011ND
2014-07-08Q1426109007ND
2014-07-08Q1426109015ND
2014-07-08Q1426109013ND
2014-07-08Q1426109009ND
2014-07-08Q1426109005ND
2014-07-08Q1426109001ND
2014-07-08Q1426109003ND
2014-10-22Q1453404001ND
2014-10-22Q1453404003ND
2015-01-21Q1501655015ND
2015-01-21Q1501655001ND
2015-01-21Q1501655007ND
2015-01-21Q1501655025ND
2015-01-21Q1501655009ND
2015-01-21Q1501655019ND
2015-01-21Q1501655021ND
2015-01-21Q1501655013ND
2015-01-21Q1501655023ND
2015-01-21Q1501655005ND
2015-01-21Q1501655011ND
2015-01-21Q1501655017ND
2015-01-21Q1501655003ND
2015-04-01Q1511922001ND
2015-04-01Q1511922003ND