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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Tri-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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND80ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND240ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-08-1735203189006ND
2015-08-1735203189005ND
2015-08-1735203189004ND
2015-08-1735203189003ND
2015-08-1735203189006ND
2015-08-1735203189005ND
2015-08-1735203189004ND
2015-08-1735203189003ND
2018-05-0235390243003ND
2018-05-0235390243001ND
2018-05-0235390243004ND
2018-05-0235390243002ND
2018-05-0235390243001ND
2018-05-0235390243002ND
2018-05-0235390243003ND
2018-05-0235390243004ND
2018-05-1535392915001ND
2018-05-1535392915008ND
2018-05-1535392915007ND
2018-05-1535392915006ND
2018-05-1535392915005ND
2018-05-1535392915004ND
2018-05-1535392915003ND
2018-05-1535392915002ND
2018-05-1535392915001ND
2018-05-1535392915008ND
2018-05-1535392915007ND
2018-05-1535392915006ND
2018-05-1535392915005ND
2018-05-1535392915004ND
2018-05-1535392915003ND
2018-05-1535392915002ND