Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Sharon Water & Sewer Commission

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-20CC18174ND
2018-12-20CC18175ND
2018-12-20CC18173ND
2019-12-18CE90115ND
2019-12-18CE90117ND
2019-12-18CE90116ND
2020-12-16CH33643ND
2020-12-16CH33645ND
2020-12-16CH33644ND
2021-12-15CJ99309ND
2021-12-15CJ99310ND
2021-12-15CJ99311ND
2022-12-07CM99871ND
2022-12-07CM99873ND
2022-12-07CM99872ND
2023-12-06CP61721ND
2023-12-06CP61723ND
2023-12-06CP61722ND