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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Dodge City

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.

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29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND130ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-2845995ND
2015-02-17281204ND
2016-01-26481012ND
2016-01-26481050ND
2016-01-26481049ND
2016-01-26481048ND
2016-01-26481041ND
2016-01-26481040ND
2016-01-26481039ND
2016-01-26481038ND
2016-01-26481037ND
2016-01-26481036ND
2016-01-26481015ND
2016-01-26481014ND
2016-01-26481013ND
2018-02-12907810ND
2019-01-141105086ND
2019-01-141105085ND
2019-01-141105084ND
2019-01-141105083ND
2019-01-141105082ND
2019-01-141105081ND
2019-01-141105080ND
2019-01-141105079ND
2019-01-141105078ND
2019-01-141105077ND
2019-01-141105076ND
2019-01-141105075ND
2019-01-221108326ND