Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District

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.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
202115.9 ppb1115.9 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-05-17ND
2021-02-0315.9 ppb