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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Danville

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-18140790033ND
2014-11-18Y143240004ND
2015-02-04Y150360026ND
2015-10-21Y152950004ND
2016-01-12Y160150005ND
2016-10-12Y162880002ND
2017-01-11Y170130004ND
2017-10-16Y172920002ND
2018-01-30Y180320007ND
2018-10-08Y182840007ND
2019-01-16Y190170020ND
2019-02-27Y190580004ND
2019-10-15Y192900005ND