Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Jeanerette 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
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
202122.5 ppb2210.00 ppb - 35.0 ppb
202210.00 ppb1110.00 ppb
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-26AE22017ND
2018-06-26AE22017ND
2018-09-10B1804165-001ND
2018-09-10B1804165-001ND
2019-01-28B1900365-001ND
2019-01-28B1900365-001ND
2021-05-24B2102373-00110.00 ppb
2021-05-24B2102373-00235.0 ppb
2022-02-15B2200643-00110.00 ppb