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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lawson S Landing

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
201810.00 ppb1110.00 ppb
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-239534-004-0000ND
2014-05-149534-011-1030ND
2015-03-169534-003-1500ND
2017-04-119534-004-1045ND
2017-04-119534-011-1045ND
2018-06-149534-003-103010.00 ppb