Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center [sws]

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-14CA3400229_001_001-201902140809ND
2019-08-06CA3400229_002_002-201908061100ND
2019-08-06CA3400229_003_003-201908061038ND
2019-11-07CA3400229_008_008-201911070815ND
2022-02-14CA3400229_001_001-202202141000ND
2022-08-15CA3400229_002_002-202208151235ND
2022-08-16CA3400229_003_003-202208161355ND
2022-11-07CA3400229_008_008-202211071210ND