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Silver

Garden Heights Subdivision 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
202331.5 ppb2217.0 ppb - 46.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-23AE20725ND
2018-02-23AE20728ND
2018-02-23AE20725ND
2018-02-23AE20728ND
2021-01-0435602575001ND
2021-01-0435602575002ND
2021-01-25B2100278-001ND
2021-01-25B2100278-002ND
2023-11-06B2304835-00246.0 ppb
2023-11-06B2304835-00317.0 ppb