Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

High Desert Detention Center

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24CA3601182_001_001-201804241100ND
2018-07-09CA3601182_001_001-201807091100ND
2021-01-28CA3601182_001_001-202101281216ND
2021-06-08CA3601182_DST_800-202106081215ND
2021-09-21CA3601182_001_001-202109211132ND
2021-12-15CA3601182_001_001-202112151142ND
2022-03-15CA3601182_001_001-202203151207ND
2022-05-25CA3601182_001_001-202205251008ND
2022-07-19CA3601182_001_001-202207191233ND
2022-12-14CA3601182_001_001-202212141113ND