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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Calcasieu Parish WW District No 1

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND80ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-31AD90294ND
2014-03-31AD90284ND
2014-03-31AD90279ND
2014-03-31AD90274ND
2014-03-31AD90274ND
2014-03-31AD90279ND
2014-03-31AD90284ND
2014-03-31AD90294ND
2016-10-2435272382001ND
2016-10-2435272382001ND
2017-03-13AE13248ND
2017-03-13AE13260ND
2017-03-13AE13256ND
2017-03-13AE13252ND
2017-03-13AE13248ND
2017-03-13AE13260ND
2017-03-13AE13256ND
2017-03-13AE13252ND
2019-07-16B1903028-001ND
2019-07-16B1903028-001ND