Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

West Monroe 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.

 

15

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
2020ND60ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-1635405319001ND
2018-07-1635405319001ND
2020-02-17B2000817-001ND
2020-02-17B2000817-002ND
2020-08-19B2004170-001ND
2020-08-19B2004170-002ND
2020-08-19B2004170-003ND
2020-08-19B2004170-004ND
2021-06-15B2102723-001ND
2023-06-20B2302495-001ND
2023-06-20B2302495-002ND
2023-06-20B2302495-003ND
2023-06-26B2302590-002ND
2023-06-26B2302590-003ND
2023-07-11B2302790-001ND