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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Inglewood

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-269588-013-1030ND
2014-03-269588-018-1050ND
2015-05-279588-002-1035ND
2015-12-119588-001-1000ND
2017-02-239590-013-1245ND
2017-02-239590-018-1120ND
2018-05-239588-002-1005ND
2019-08-269588-001-0000ND
2019-11-189588-001-1125ND