Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Cottages Of Acadiana 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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-30AE20548ND
2018-01-30AE20548ND
2019-08-12B1903459-001ND
2019-08-12B1903459-001ND
2021-01-25B2100275-001ND
2022-08-23B2203921-001ND