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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Golden State Water Company (GSWC) - Claremont

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.

 

16

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
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-09-292706-010-1215ND
2014-11-042706-030-1218ND
2016-09-212706-019-0940ND
2016-09-212706-039-0847ND
2016-09-212706-040-1018ND
2016-11-172706-006-1100ND
2017-04-049590-021-1345ND
2017-05-109590-002-1136ND
2017-05-109590-024-1412ND
2017-09-279590-010-1031ND
2017-12-019590-022-1310ND
2019-08-279590-006-1130ND
2019-08-279590-021-1200ND
2019-08-289590-019-1120ND
2019-08-289590-039-1106ND
2019-08-289590-040-1205ND