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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Sulphur 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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND120ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-21AD93886ND
2014-07-21AD93871ND
2014-07-21AD93886ND
2014-07-21AD93881ND
2014-07-21AD93876ND
2014-07-21AD93871ND
2014-07-21AD93876ND
2014-07-21AD93881ND
2014-10-06AD98410ND
2014-10-06AD98415ND
2014-10-06AD98410ND
2014-10-06AD98415ND
2015-03-0235177665003ND
2015-03-0235177665003ND
2017-07-17AE15688ND
2017-07-17AE15672ND
2017-07-17AE15684ND
2017-07-17AE15680ND
2017-07-17AE15676ND
2017-07-17AE15672ND
2017-07-17AE15688ND
2017-07-17AE15684ND
2017-07-17AE15680ND
2017-07-17AE15676ND
2017-09-19AE18309ND
2017-09-19AE18309ND
2019-07-08B1902871-001ND
2019-07-08B1902871-001ND
2019-12-09B1905509-001ND
2019-12-09B1905509-004ND
2019-12-09B1905509-003ND
2019-12-09B1905509-002ND
2019-12-09B1905509-001ND
2019-12-09B1905509-004ND
2019-12-09B1905509-003ND
2019-12-09B1905509-002ND