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Silver

Southwest Ouachita Waterworks Inc.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202319.7 ppb62ND - 65.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-06-01B2002676-001ND
2020-06-01B2002676-002ND
2020-06-01B2002676-003ND
2020-10-06B2005289-001ND
2020-10-06B2005289-002ND
2020-10-06B2005289-003ND
2023-09-12B2303793-001ND
2023-09-12B2303793-002ND
2023-09-12B2303793-003ND
2023-09-12B2303793-004ND
2023-09-12B2303793-00565.0 ppb
2023-09-12B2303793-00653.0 ppb