Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Orangewood Water 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.

 

11

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
20200.0667 ppb63ND - 0.200 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
20231.60 ppb51ND - 8.00 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2020-06-030.1000 ppb
2020-06-030.1000 ppb
2020-06-03ND
2020-06-04ND
2020-06-040.200 ppb
2020-06-04ND
2023-05-08ND
2023-05-08ND
2023-05-08ND
2023-05-08ND
2023-05-088.00 ppb