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Cobalt
nanograms per cubic meter
Year Months
Present
Minimum Median Mean 90th
Percentile
Maximum Standard
Deviation
Number of
Observations
Detection
Limit
2023
0.65 0.65 * 1.4 2.0 0.37 21 1.3
2022
0.65 0.65 0.84 1.4 2.2 0.40 30 1.3
2021
0.65 0.65 * 1.8 2.4 0.56 24 1.3
2020
0.65 * * * 0.65 0.00 9 1.3
2019
0.65 0.65 1.06 2.0 2.8 0.68 34 1.3
2018
0.65 0.65 1.18 2.1 2.9 0.68 37 1.3
2017
0.65 1.5 1.70 3.2 4.3 1.07 33 1.3
2016
0.65 0.65 * 0.65 1.4 0.13 33 1.3
2015
0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.00 33 1.3
2014
0.8 0.8 * 2.3 4.2 0.95 16 1.6
2013
0.75 0.75 * 1.5 1.9 0.33 21 1.5
2012
0.75 0.75 1.06 1.7 4.0 0.76 32 1.5
2011
0.75 0.75 * 0.75 1.8 0.19 29 1.5
2010
0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.00 29 1.5
2009
0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.00 29 1.5
2008
* * * * * * 0 *
2007
0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.00 31 1.5
2006
* * * * * * 0 *
2005
* * * * * * 0 *
2004
* * * * * * 0 *
2003
7.5 * * * 7.5 0.00 5 15
2002
7.5 7.5 7.75 7.5 7.5 0.25 36 15
2001
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 39 16
2000
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 40 16
1999
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 39 16
1998
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 42 16
1997
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 34 16
1996
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 36 16
1995
8 8 8.00 8 8 0.00 30 16
1994
8 8 * 8 8 0.00 25 16
1993
* * * * * * 0 *
1992
* * * * * * 0 *
1991
* * * * * * 0 *
1990
* * * * * * 0 *
1989
* * * * * * 0 *
Graph It!
Notes Values below the Limit of Detection (LoD) assumed to be ½ LoD.
Means and risks shown only for years with data in all 12 months.
"*" means there was insufficient or no data available to determine the value.