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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Victoria

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.

 

6

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-06AC41711ND
2016-01-25AD19580ND
2017-01-31AD68023ND
2017-04-17AD79711ND
2018-02-26AE15303ND
2019-02-12AE54274ND