Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Gardner Community 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.

 

8

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
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-23B2000290-001ND
2020-01-23B2000290-002ND
2020-01-23B2000290-003ND
2020-02-18B2000821-001ND
2023-01-17B2300205-001ND
2023-01-17B2300205-002ND
2023-01-17B2300205-003ND
2023-02-07B2300574-001ND