Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Schriever Water Treatment Service Area

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
2018-02-2635377894003ND
2018-02-2635377894003ND
2019-02-1835449369001ND
2019-02-1835449369001ND
2020-01-22B2000279-001ND
2021-03-11B2101112-001ND
2022-03-02B2200938-001ND
2023-03-27B2301362-001ND