Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Knott County Water & Sewer District

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
20194.00 ppb114.00 ppb
2020ND10ND
202142.0 ppb1142.0 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-07201802542001ND
2019-03-05190063284.00 ppb
2020-03-1120005882ND
2021-03-032100471042.0 ppb
2022-03-0222005064ND
2023-03-1523005254ND