Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Morgan City 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.

 

9

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
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2535370415007ND
2018-01-2535370415007ND
2019-01-2935445061001ND
2019-01-2935445061001ND
2020-02-04B2000550-001ND
2021-03-25B2101345-001ND
2022-03-2435706093001ND
2022-03-24B2201374-001ND
2023-02-27B2300789-001ND