Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Jonesboro 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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND120ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
20212.00 ppb61ND - 12.0 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-0535378990001ND
2018-03-0535378990001ND
2018-08-2035412727001ND
2018-08-2035412727002ND
2018-08-2035412727003ND
2018-08-2035412727004ND
2018-08-2035412727004ND
2018-08-2035412727003ND
2018-08-2035412727001ND
2018-08-2035412727002ND
2018-08-2735414189001ND
2018-08-2735414189001ND
2019-10-2235507148001ND
2019-10-2235507148001ND
2020-09-08B2004559-001ND
2021-04-0635624893001ND
2021-04-06B2101580-001ND
2021-04-06B2101580-00312.0 ppb
2021-04-06B2101580-004ND
2021-04-06B2101621-001ND
2021-04-29B2102091-001ND
2022-11-28B2205651-001ND