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Silver

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Simsbury 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.

 

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
2019N/A00N/A
20200.400 ppb51ND - 2.00 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
20230.667 ppb31ND - 2.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-04-22202005601-IOC1ND
2020-04-22202005610-IOC1ND
2020-04-22202005606-IOC1ND
2020-04-22202005613-IOC1ND
2020-07-22202011197-IOC12.00 ppb
2023-05-03202307226-IOC12.00 ppb
2023-05-03202307228-IOC1ND
2023-05-03202307227-IOC1ND