Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

South Desoto 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-10-21B2005516-003ND
2020-10-21B2005516-004ND
2020-10-21B2005516-005ND
2023-11-06B2304863-001ND
2023-11-06B2304863-002ND
2023-11-06B2304863-003ND