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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Farmington

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.

 

28

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
2015ND130ND
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-07-21AC54694ND
2015-07-21AC54690ND
2015-07-21AC54685ND
2015-07-21AC54686ND
2015-07-21AC54687ND
2015-07-21AC54689ND
2015-07-21AC54691ND
2015-07-21AC54695ND
2015-07-21AC54696ND
2015-07-21AC54692ND
2015-07-21AC54684ND
2015-07-21AC54688ND
2015-07-21AC54693ND
2016-07-12AC80036ND
2018-07-23AD29431ND
2018-07-23AD29438ND
2018-07-23AD29437ND
2018-07-23AD29436ND
2018-07-23AD29435ND
2018-07-24AD29432ND
2018-07-24AD29433ND
2018-07-24AD29434ND
2018-07-24AD29439ND
2018-07-24AD29440ND
2018-07-24AD29441ND
2018-07-24AD29442ND
2018-07-24AD29443ND
2018-07-24AD29444ND