Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Lafourche Water District 1

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2535370415009ND
2018-01-2535370415009ND
2018-02-2635377894001ND
2018-02-2635377894001ND
2019-01-2935445082001ND
2019-01-2935445082001ND
2019-02-1835449374001ND
2019-02-1835449374001ND
2020-01-22B2000278-001ND
2020-01-22B2000278-002ND
2021-03-11B2101113-001ND
2021-03-11B2101113-002ND
2022-03-02B2200940-001ND
2022-03-02B2200940-002ND
2023-02-27B2300792-001ND
2023-03-27B2301361-001ND