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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lafayette Utilities 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.

 

84

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND20ND
2015ND300ND
2016ND140ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND200ND
2019ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-11-03AD99266ND
2014-11-03AD99266ND
2015-02-2335176705001ND
2015-02-2335176705001ND
2015-06-0835192506001ND
2015-06-0835192506001ND
2015-07-2735199527004ND
2015-07-2735199527001ND
2015-07-2735199527002ND
2015-07-2735199527003ND
2015-07-2735199527004ND
2015-07-2735199527005ND
2015-07-2735199527003ND
2015-07-2735199527002ND
2015-07-2735199527001ND
2015-07-2735199527005ND
2015-08-1735203222004ND
2015-08-1735203222003ND
2015-08-1735203222002ND
2015-08-1735203222001ND
2015-08-1735203222005ND
2015-08-1735203222005ND
2015-08-1735203222004ND
2015-08-1735203222003ND
2015-08-1735203222002ND
2015-08-1735203222001ND
2015-11-3035218949004ND
2015-11-3035218949003ND
2015-11-3035218949004ND
2015-11-3035218949005ND
2015-11-3035218949003ND
2015-11-3035218949005ND
2016-03-1435234164005ND
2016-03-1435234164005ND
2016-03-2135235879005ND
2016-03-2135235879005ND
2016-08-0835259258005ND
2016-08-0835259258005ND
2016-08-1535260131004ND
2016-08-1535260131001ND
2016-08-1535260131002ND
2016-08-1535260131003ND
2016-08-1535260131001ND
2016-08-1535260131002ND
2016-08-1535260131004ND
2016-08-1535260131003ND
2017-09-25AE18498ND
2017-09-25AE18498ND
2017-11-27AE20051ND
2017-11-27AE20051ND
2018-03-05AE20864ND
2018-03-05AE20867ND
2018-03-05AE20867ND
2018-03-05AE20864ND
2018-03-05AE20861ND
2018-03-05AE20855ND
2018-03-05AE20861ND
2018-03-05AE20858ND
2018-03-05AE20855ND
2018-03-05AE20858ND
2018-04-30AE21621ND
2018-04-30AE21621ND
2018-05-14AE21747ND
2018-05-14AE21747ND
2018-06-18AE21918ND
2018-06-18AE21918ND
2018-06-19AE21924ND
2018-06-19AE21921ND
2018-06-19AE21921ND
2018-06-19AE21924ND
2019-01-14B1900254-002ND
2019-01-14B1900254-001ND
2019-01-14B1900254-001ND
2019-01-14B1900254-002ND
2019-08-12B1903460-001ND
2019-08-12B1903460-005ND
2019-08-12B1903460-004ND
2019-08-12B1903460-003ND
2019-08-12B1903460-002ND
2019-08-12B1903460-001ND
2019-08-12B1903460-005ND
2019-08-12B1903460-004ND
2019-08-12B1903460-003ND
2019-08-12B1903460-002ND