Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Belle Chasse Water District

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
202110.00 ppb1110.00 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-3035371297002ND
2018-01-3035371297002ND
2019-02-0535446735001ND
2019-02-0535446735001ND
2020-03-18B2001334-001ND
2021-03-01B2100980-00110.00 ppb
2022-01-13B2200184-001ND
2023-02-01B2300470-001ND