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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Beverly Hills Water Department

NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..

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.

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30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-144412-026-1005ND
2014-04-144412-020-1116ND
2014-04-144412-013-1005ND
2014-04-144412-005-0730ND
2014-04-144412-003-0755ND
2015-04-134412-020-1055ND
2015-04-134412-026-1020ND
2015-04-134412-003-1007ND
2015-04-134412-013-1025ND
2015-04-134412-005-0816ND
2016-04-044412-005-0730ND
2016-04-114412-003-0854ND
2016-04-114412-013-1020ND
2016-04-114412-020-1130ND
2016-04-114412-026-0925ND
2017-04-104412-013-1015ND
2017-04-104412-003-0952ND
2017-04-104412-005-0916ND
2017-04-104412-020-1115ND
2017-04-104412-026-1104ND
2018-04-094412-005-0820ND
2018-04-094412-003-1000ND
2018-04-094412-026-0825ND
2018-04-094412-020-1308ND
2018-04-094412-013-0805ND
2019-04-084412-020-1157ND
2019-04-084412-026-1010ND
2019-04-084412-003-0750ND
2019-04-084412-013-0845ND
2019-04-084412-005-0750ND