Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Gowc North 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.

 

29

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND130ND
2023ND120ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-12-02B2006458-001ND
2021-02-01B2100475-001ND
2021-05-03B2102123-001ND
2021-05-03B2102123-002ND
2022-02-09B2200572-002ND
2022-02-09B2200572-001ND
2022-02-15B2200664-002ND
2022-02-15B2200664-001ND
2022-04-04B2201638-001ND
2022-04-04B2201638-002ND
2022-09-27B2204850-001ND
2022-10-24B2205110-002ND
2022-10-24B2205110-001ND
2022-11-22B2205635-004ND
2022-11-22B2205635-003ND
2022-11-22B2205635-002ND
2022-11-22B2205635-001ND
2023-01-23B2300295-006ND
2023-01-23B2300295-005ND
2023-01-23B2300295-004ND
2023-01-23B2300295-003ND
2023-01-23B2300295-001ND
2023-01-27B2300529-001ND
2023-02-22B2300746-001ND
2023-04-03B2301548-002ND
2023-04-03B2301548-001ND
2023-07-10B2302776-004ND
2023-07-10B2302776-002ND
2023-07-10B2302776-001ND