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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Los Angeles County WW District 4 & 34-Lancaster

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.

 

49

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND180ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND210ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-265442-055-1034ND
2014-06-265442-093-0850ND
2015-01-285442-053-0915ND
2015-04-135442-054-0940ND
2015-08-185442-037-0930ND
2016-01-195442-035-0950ND
2016-01-195442-040-0945ND
2016-01-255442-062-0930ND
2016-01-255442-028-0840ND
2016-01-255442-048-0940ND
2016-02-095442-016-1028ND
2016-02-095442-070-1110ND
2016-02-095442-069-1010ND
2016-02-095442-068-1025ND
2016-02-105442-071-1125ND
2016-03-095442-023-1041ND
2016-03-285442-011-1138ND
2016-03-285442-067-0856ND
2016-04-205442-041-0934ND
2016-04-205442-026-1016ND
2016-06-085442-036-0945ND
2016-06-275442-094-1125ND
2016-06-275442-095-1050ND
2017-11-219590-063-1010ND
2017-11-219590-055-0940ND
2017-11-219590-045-0935ND
2017-12-279590-093-1115ND
2017-12-279590-063-1010ND
2019-02-069590-067-1100ND
2019-02-119590-071-1120ND
2019-02-119590-070-1125ND
2019-02-199590-011-1145ND
2019-02-269590-048-1225ND
2019-02-269590-062-1210ND
2019-02-269590-028-1150ND
2019-03-139590-095-0940ND
2019-03-139590-095-0925ND
2019-03-139590-036-1035ND
2019-03-139590-094-0920ND
2019-03-199590-041-0930ND
2019-03-199590-054-1300ND
2019-03-199590-035-1120ND
2019-03-199590-053-1315ND
2019-03-199590-040-1145ND
2019-03-269590-069-0945ND
2019-06-199590-037-1000ND
2019-08-129590-026-0900ND
2019-08-199590-023-1020ND
2019-12-239590-095-0933ND