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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Kempner WSC

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.

 

7

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-27AC40123ND
2015-08-20AD04765ND
2016-01-14AD18140ND
2017-01-30AD67450ND
2018-03-01AE16256ND
2019-02-06AE53085ND
2019-07-01AE72739ND