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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Wauconda

NOTE: Wauconda purchases water from Central Lake County Jawa which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Central Lake County Jawa.

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.

 

0

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Wauconda purchases water from Central Lake County Jawa which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Central Lake County Jawa.

Date Lab ID Result