Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Olive Hill Municipal Water Works

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-13201802871001ND
2019-03-19201903555001ND
2020-03-17202003272001ND
2021-03-161032485-01ND
2022-03-222032627-01ND
2023-03-283032471-01ND