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Silver

Bentley, City of

NOTE: Bentley, City of purchases water from City of Wichita which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bentley, City of purchases water from City of Wichita which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-09968105ND
2019-05-131157282ND
2020-05-111374215ND
2021-05-101837597ND
2022-05-092255273ND
2023-05-222505275ND