This monograph has been produced by staff of a National Poisons
Information Service Centre in the United Kingdom. The work was
commissioned and funded by the UK Departments of Health, and was
designed as a source of detailed information for use by poisons
information centres.
Peer review group: Directors of the UK National Poisons Information
Service.
Toxicity Summary: Cobalt
Cobalt and its salts are relatively non toxic by ingestion. Most cases
of cobalt toxicity relate to occupational skin contact or inhalation.