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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Concord Water System

NOTE: Concord Water System purchases water from Marion Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Marion 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Concord Water System purchases water from Marion Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Marion Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-11-17AD99745ND
2014-11-17AD99745ND
2015-08-2435204447002ND
2015-08-2435204447002ND
2017-11-0635346863001ND
2017-11-0635346863001ND
2018-05-1435392913003ND
2018-05-1435392913003ND