Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Dighton, City of

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.

 

8

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
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-071101594ND
2019-01-071101661ND
2019-01-071101662ND
2021-08-031901439ND
2022-01-102128768ND
2022-01-102128769ND
2022-01-102128770ND
2022-01-102128767ND