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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Huttig Waterworks

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.

 

9

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-04-14Y151060022ND
2015-10-15Y152890002ND
2018-05-01Y181230005ND
2018-10-29Y183050003ND
2019-01-28Y190310042ND
2019-05-01Y191220033ND
2019-09-03Y192490002ND
2019-10-15Y192900023ND
2019-10-28Y193050040ND