Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Wedowee Water, Sewer, & Gas Board

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-17177948-01AINOND
2019-03-20188565-01INOND
2020-02-19200962-01INOND
2021-02-17213121-01INOND
2022-07-20307375-01INOND
2023-07-05319504-01INOND