Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Bossier City Water System

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
202111.0 ppb1111.0 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2335370031001ND
2018-01-2335370031001ND
2019-02-2535450969001ND
2019-02-2535450969001ND
2020-03-16B2001325-001ND
2021-02-03B2100503-00111.0 ppb
2022-01-27B2200402-001ND
2023-01-30B2300432-001ND
2023-08-15B2303700-001ND