Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Harpersville Water 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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-161808-00270-002ND
2021-08-092108-00144-001ND
2023-09-192309-00313-001ND