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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lakeside WD

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-12-159469-002-1300ND
2014-12-159469-009-1300ND
2014-12-159469-016-1300ND
2015-12-149469-002-0800ND
2015-12-149469-009-0900ND
2015-12-149469-016-0830ND
2016-12-199469-002-1100ND
2016-12-199469-009-1100ND
2016-12-199469-016-1100ND
2017-12-189469-002-1100ND
2017-12-189469-009-1130ND
2017-12-189469-016-1200ND