Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Malaga County Water District

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-17CA1010042_006_006-201809171350ND
2018-09-17CA1010042_012_012-201809171410ND
2018-09-17CA1010042_007_007-201809171330ND
2019-08-13CA1010042_007_007-201908130840ND
2019-08-13CA1010042_012_012-201908130817ND
2019-08-13CA1010042_006_006-201908130805ND
2021-08-16CA1010042_012_012-202108161258ND
2021-08-16CA1010042_007_007-202108161227ND
2021-08-16CA1010042_006_006-202108161244ND