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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Bellflower - Somerset MWC

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-239588-008-1240ND
2014-07-239588-026-1507ND
2016-07-149588-021-1100ND
2016-07-149588-022-1005ND
2016-07-149588-029-0940ND
2016-10-109588-009-1044ND
2017-07-119588-026-0945ND
2017-10-199588-008-1020ND
2017-10-199588-027-1005ND
2017-12-119588-026-0930ND
2019-07-319588-021-1015ND
2019-07-319588-022-0933ND
2019-07-319588-026-1045ND
2019-07-319588-029-1025ND
2019-10-179588-009-1008ND