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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Ladwp - Big Pine

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.

 

8

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
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-261200-001-0815ND
2014-08-261200-002-0745ND
2016-03-141200-003-1420ND
2017-06-121200-001-1555ND
2017-06-121200-002-1455ND
2019-03-261200-003-0730ND
2019-05-061200-003-1400ND
2019-07-101200-003-1000ND