Silver
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
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.
12
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2020 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2021 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2022 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2023 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-16 | CA1510703_004_004-202009160845 | ND |
| 2020-09-16 | CA1510703_013_013-202009160900 | ND |
| 2020-09-16 | CA1510703_002_002-202009160820 | ND |
| 2020-09-16 | CA1510703_017_017-202009161000 | ND |
| 2021-06-15 | CA1510703_015_015-202106150945 | ND |
| 2022-06-28 | CA1510703_043_043-202206280900 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_002_002-202311070901 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_004_004-202311070717 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_013_013-202311070824 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_017_017-202311070732 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_043_043-202311070917 | ND |
| 2023-11-07 | CA1510703_015_015-202311070807 | ND |