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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lake Co. Pw - Arden Shores Estates

NOTE: Lake Co. Pw - Arden Shores Estates purchases water from North Chicago which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by North Chicago.

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.

 

0

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
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Lake Co. Pw - Arden Shores Estates purchases water from North Chicago which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by North Chicago.

Date Lab ID Result