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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Plainview Municipal Water System

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-14Q1400667015ND
2014-01-14Q1400667005ND
2014-01-14Q1400667004ND
2014-01-14Q1400667003ND
2014-01-15Q1400995014ND
2014-01-15Q1400995013ND
2015-01-21Q1501905004ND
2016-01-19Q1602114002ND
2016-01-19Q1602114001ND
2016-06-15Q1624367004ND
2016-12-01Q1652259020ND
2016-12-01Q1652259003ND
2017-02-07Q1705153019ND
2017-02-07Q1705153018ND
2017-02-07Q1705153017ND
2017-08-30Q1740337004ND
2017-08-30Q1740337022ND
2017-08-30Q1740337003ND
2018-03-13Q1810167002ND
2019-01-10Q1901546001ND
2019-04-11Q1914701005ND
2019-07-16Q1945209018ND
2019-07-16Q1945209020ND
2019-07-16Q1945209019ND