Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Denham Springs 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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31AE20522ND
2018-01-31AE20522ND
2020-07-06B2003405-006ND
2020-07-06B2003405-005ND
2020-07-06B2003405-004ND
2020-07-07B2003405-003ND
2020-07-07B2003405-002ND
2020-07-07B2003405-001ND
2020-11-30B2006403-001ND
2023-07-31B2303121-001ND
2023-07-31B2303121-002ND
2023-07-31B2303121-003ND
2023-07-31B2303121-004ND
2023-07-31B2303121-005ND
2023-07-31B2303121-008ND
2023-07-31B2303121-009ND
2023-07-31B2303121-010ND