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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Prattville

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND120ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND120ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-07-11L846362-4ND
2016-07-11L846362-7ND
2016-07-11L846362-5ND
2016-07-11L846362-1ND
2016-07-11L846362-3ND
2016-07-11L846362-2ND
2016-07-12L846647-2ND
2016-07-12L846647-6ND
2016-07-12L846647-10ND
2016-07-12L846647-8ND
2016-07-12L846647-9ND
2016-07-12L846647-1ND
2019-04-23L1091837-01ND
2019-04-23L1091837-06ND
2019-04-23L1091837-11IND
2019-04-23L1091837-04ND
2019-04-23L1091837-07ND
2019-04-23L1091837-02ND
2019-04-23L1091837-03ND
2019-04-23L1091837-08ND
2019-04-23L1091837-09ND
2019-04-23L1091837-10ND
2019-04-23L1091837-05ND
2019-04-23L1091837-11ND