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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Lake Charles 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.

 

100

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND320ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND60ND
2018ND280ND
2019ND340ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-2335180731005ND
2015-03-2335180731004ND
2015-03-2335180731003ND
2015-03-2335180731002ND
2015-03-2335180731001ND
2015-03-2335180731005ND
2015-03-2335180731004ND
2015-03-2335180731003ND
2015-03-2335180731002ND
2015-03-2335180731001ND
2015-07-2735199384001ND
2015-07-2735199384004ND
2015-07-2735199384002ND
2015-07-2735199384003ND
2015-07-2735199384005ND
2015-07-2735199384004ND
2015-07-2735199384003ND
2015-07-2735199384002ND
2015-07-2735199384001ND
2015-07-2735199384005ND
2015-08-0335200616002ND
2015-08-0335200616001ND
2015-08-0335200616003ND
2015-08-0335200616004ND
2015-08-0335200616005ND
2015-08-0335200616005ND
2015-08-0335200616004ND
2015-08-0335200616003ND
2015-08-0335200616002ND
2015-08-0335200616001ND
2015-09-2135208328005ND
2015-09-2135208328005ND
2017-12-18AE20279ND
2017-12-18AE20283ND
2017-12-18AE20287ND
2017-12-18AE20279ND
2017-12-18AE20283ND
2017-12-18AE20287ND
2018-01-22AE20445ND
2018-01-22AE20433ND
2018-01-22AE20437ND
2018-01-22AE20441ND
2018-01-22AE20445ND
2018-01-22AE20433ND
2018-01-22AE20437ND
2018-01-22AE20441ND
2018-02-05AE20561ND
2018-02-05AE20555ND
2018-02-05AE20558ND
2018-02-05AE20555ND
2018-02-05AE20558ND
2018-02-05AE20561ND
2018-02-05AE20564ND
2018-02-05AE20567ND
2018-02-05AE20567ND
2018-02-05AE20564ND
2018-02-26AE20786ND
2018-02-26AE20783ND
2018-02-26AE20789ND
2018-02-26AE20786ND
2018-02-26AE20783ND
2018-02-26AE20780ND
2018-02-26AE20780ND
2018-02-26AE20789ND
2018-12-04B1805821-001ND
2018-12-04B1805821-001ND
2019-11-18B1905174-002ND
2019-11-18B1905174-005ND
2019-11-18B1905174-004ND
2019-11-18B1905174-003ND
2019-11-18B1905174-002ND
2019-11-18B1905174-001ND
2019-11-18B1905174-005ND
2019-11-18B1905174-004ND
2019-11-18B1905174-003ND
2019-11-18B1905174-001ND
2019-11-20B1905305-001ND
2019-11-20B1905305-002ND
2019-11-20B1905305-001ND
2019-11-20B1905305-002ND
2019-11-20B1905305-003ND
2019-11-20B1905305-004ND
2019-11-20B1905305-005ND
2019-11-20B1905305-003ND
2019-11-20B1905305-004ND
2019-11-20B1905305-005ND
2019-12-02B1905454-001ND
2019-12-02B1905454-006ND
2019-12-02B1905454-005ND
2019-12-02B1905454-004ND
2019-12-02B1905454-003ND
2019-12-02B1905454-002ND
2019-12-02B1905454-001ND
2019-12-02B1905454-006ND
2019-12-02B1905454-005ND
2019-12-02B1905454-004ND
2019-12-02B1905454-003ND
2019-12-02B1905454-002ND
2019-12-18B1905687-001ND
2019-12-18B1905687-001ND