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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Palmetto Addiction Recovery

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
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-09-25AD97514ND
2014-09-25AD97514ND
2016-02-2935232131004ND
2016-02-2935232131005ND
2016-02-2935232131004ND
2016-02-2935232131005ND
2019-01-1435442603004ND
2019-01-1435442603004ND
2019-12-1635519618001ND
2019-12-1635519635001ND
2019-12-1635519618001ND
2019-12-1635519635001ND