Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Shreveport 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
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-0835367518001ND
2018-01-0835367518001ND
2019-02-1835449627001ND
2019-02-1835449627001ND
2020-03-16B2001328-001ND
2021-01-04B2100041-001ND
2022-01-27B2200403-001ND
2023-01-30B2300431-001ND
2023-08-15B2303699-001ND