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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

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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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-21I1828608ND
2018-06-21I1828606ND
2018-06-26I1829341ND
2018-07-02I1830578ND
2019-02-19I1907386ND
2019-02-19I1907388ND
2019-03-06I1909868ND
2019-03-06I1909865ND
2019-04-17I1917321ND
2019-06-20I1929654ND
2019-07-03I1932118ND
2019-07-10I1933345ND
2019-07-10I1933346ND
2019-07-19I1935266ND
2019-07-19I1935267ND
2019-08-28I1942932ND
2019-09-05I1944523ND