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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Oxnard Water Department

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-11-199588-037-1021ND
2015-01-079588-036-0930ND
2015-03-049588-036-1018ND
2015-04-019588-036-1039ND
2015-05-069588-036-1005ND
2015-06-039588-036-0959ND
2015-07-089588-036-1020ND
2015-08-059588-036-1016ND
2015-09-029588-036-0957ND
2015-11-049588-036-0824ND
2015-12-099588-036-0905ND
2016-01-079588-036-0857ND
2016-03-029588-036-1025ND
2016-03-039588-020-0000ND
2016-03-039588-039-0907ND
2016-03-179588-038-1007ND
2016-03-179588-035-0917ND
2016-03-229588-041-0943ND
2016-03-229588-040-0855ND
2016-04-069588-036-0922ND
2016-05-049588-036-1112ND
2016-06-019588-036-0914ND
2016-08-319588-057-1130ND
2016-08-319588-063-0925ND
2016-08-319588-060-1058ND
2016-08-319588-059-0956ND
2016-08-319588-018-0753ND
2017-07-199588-037-0847ND
2017-08-099588-060-0850ND
2017-08-099588-057-1020ND
2017-08-169588-063-1005ND
2017-08-169588-059-1055ND
2018-11-149588-060-0934ND
2018-11-149588-057-1020ND
2018-11-219588-063-0944ND
2018-11-289588-059-1056ND
2019-04-179588-018-0810ND
2019-04-179588-020-0929ND
2019-04-179588-041-1040ND
2019-04-249588-039-1134ND
2019-05-019588-036-1044ND
2019-05-159588-040-1130ND
2019-06-199588-035-1028ND
2019-06-269588-038-1002ND
2019-07-179588-021-1247ND
2019-09-189588-059-1107ND
2019-10-029588-063-1222ND
2019-10-169588-057-1112ND
2019-11-209588-057-1124ND