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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Greenwich System

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-01201404201-IOCRND
2014-04-01201404209-IOC1ND
2014-04-01201404210-IOCRND
2014-04-01201404200-IOC1ND
2015-04-07201504250-IOC1ND
2015-04-07201504259-IOC1ND
2015-04-07201504260-IOCRND
2015-04-08201504435-IOCRND
2016-06-07201607107-IOC1ND
2016-06-07201607117-IOC1ND
2016-06-07201607108-IOCRND
2016-06-20201607794-IOCRND
2017-04-03201704556-IOC1ND
2017-04-03201704568-IOCRND
2017-04-03201704555-IOCRND
2017-04-03201704567-IOC1ND
2018-04-02201803873-IOC1ND
2018-04-02201803870-IOCRND
2018-10-01201815017-IOC1ND
2018-10-01201815016-IOCRND
2019-04-01201904114-IOC1ND
2019-04-01201904109-IOC1ND
2019-04-01201904111-IOCRND
2019-04-01201904110-IOCRND