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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

California Water Service (CWS) - Selma

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
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-045810-038-1116ND
2014-04-085810-018-1148ND
2014-04-085810-005-1009ND
2014-07-155810-001-0920ND
2014-10-075810-014-1150ND
2014-10-075810-004-1050ND
2016-01-125810-036-1210ND
2016-01-125810-021-1005ND
2016-04-125810-013-0956ND
2016-05-105810-023-1030ND
2016-07-125810-022-1022ND
2016-08-165810-010-1114ND
2017-02-145810-038-1040ND
2017-04-195810-018-1031ND
2017-04-195810-005-0916ND
2017-07-185810-001-1014ND
2017-08-155810-004-0952ND
2017-08-155810-014-1050ND
2019-01-225810-036-1040ND
2019-01-225810-021-1005ND
2019-04-235810-023-1041ND
2019-04-235810-013-1022ND
2019-07-175810-022-0934ND
2019-08-205810-010-1038ND