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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Los Angeles CWWD 40, R24, 27,33-Pearblsm

Silver occurs naturally in surface and groundwater and can be added to water as a biocide that inhibits growth of bacteria and algae. Increasingly, the use of antimicrobial nano-sized silver particles in consumer products contributes to silver in water sources used for drinking water.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-085442-020-1019ND
2014-08-065442-002-1028ND
2016-05-185442-005-1115ND
2016-05-185442-014-1020ND
2016-05-185442-019-1145ND
2017-10-189590-002-1000ND
2017-10-189590-020-1043ND
2019-08-129590-014-1059ND
2019-08-199590-005-0913ND