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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Glen Cove City

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.

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41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND60ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-261402F26-001-SECND
2014-02-261402F28-001-SECND
2014-02-271402F24-001-SECND
2014-03-171403A89-001-SECND
2014-03-171403A89-002-SECND
2014-04-071404469-001-SECND
2015-02-121502799-002-SECND
2015-02-121502799-001-SECND
2015-02-121502799-003-SECND
2015-03-311503L76-001 SECND
2015-03-311503L76-002 SECND
2015-04-201504E50-001-SECND
2016-02-041602373-004 SECND
2016-02-041602373-002 SECND
2016-02-041602373-001 SECND
2016-03-101603822-003 SECND
2016-03-101603822-002 SECND
2016-04-111604978-007 SECND
2016-04-111604978-006 SECND
2017-02-067010613002 SECND
2017-02-067010613001ND
2017-02-067010613004 SECND
2017-03-097013122004-SECND
2017-03-097013122003-SECND
2017-04-177016011006-SECND
2017-10-167033039002-SECND
2017-10-167033039003-SECND
2017-10-167033039001-SECND
2018-02-017041887004-SECND
2018-02-017041887001-SECND
2018-02-017041887002-SECND
2018-03-087044804002-SECND
2018-03-087044804003-SECND
2018-05-107051254005-SECND
2018-05-107051254004-SECND
2019-01-177076914001-SECND
2019-01-177076914002-SECND
2019-01-217077210001-SECND
2019-03-147082364001-SECND
2019-05-027087887004-SECND
2019-05-027087887003-SECND