Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

French Settlement Water Company- Springfield Area

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
202131.0 ppb2219.0 ppb - 43.0 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-24B1803206-001ND
2018-07-24B1803206-001ND
2018-12-11B1805944-001ND
2018-12-11B1805944-001ND
2019-12-09B1905532-001ND
2019-12-09B1905532-001ND
2021-07-21B2103304-00143.0 ppb
2021-07-21B2103304-00219.0 ppb