Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Slidell Water Supply

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
2019ND80ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-16B1901553-001ND
2019-04-16B1901553-002ND
2019-04-16B1901553-001ND
2019-04-16B1901553-002ND
2019-07-09B1902924-001ND
2019-07-09B1902924-002ND
2019-07-09B1902924-001ND
2019-07-09B1902924-002ND
2022-06-06B2202673-001ND
2022-06-06B2202673-002ND
2022-06-06B2202673-003ND
2022-06-06B2202673-004ND
2023-05-23B2302140-001ND
2023-05-23B2302140-002ND
2023-05-23B2302140-003ND