Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

St Bernard Parish Waterworks

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
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-0635378295001ND
2018-03-0635378295001ND
2019-02-1435448755001ND
2019-02-1435448755001ND
2020-03-10B2001271-001ND
2021-03-09B2101077-001ND
2022-02-09B2200580-001ND
2023-02-08B2300591-001ND