Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Union Springs 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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND70ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-03-31B2001635-001ND
2020-03-31B2001635-002ND
2020-03-31B2001635-003ND
2020-07-22B2003636-001ND
2021-01-20B2100185-001ND
2021-04-29B2102094-001ND
2022-06-01B2202657-001ND
2022-12-15B2205874-001ND
2023-03-07B2300979-001ND
2023-05-02B2301876-001ND
2023-05-02B2301876-002ND
2023-05-02B2301876-003ND
2023-05-02B2301876-004ND
2023-09-07B2303796-001ND
2023-11-20B2305059-001ND