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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Environmental fate & pathways

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Additional information

Information taken from CICAD (2006):

Cobalt released into the atmosphere is deposited on soil, and cobalt released to water may sorb to particles and settle into sediment or sorb directly to sediment. The distribution coefficient of cobalt (e.g. from water to sediment) varies due to pH, redox conditions, ionic strength, and dissolved organic matter concentrations. Factors affecting the speciation and fate of cobalt in water, sediments, and soil include organic ligands such as humic acids, anions, pH, and redox potential. The soil mobility of cobalt is inversely related to the strength of adsorption by soil constituents. Although plants may take up cobalt from the soil, the translocation of cobalt from the roots to other parts of the plant is not significant.