Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Bogalusa 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.

 

18

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
20226.50 ppb21ND - 13.0 ppb
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-16B1903048-002ND
2019-07-16B1903048-001ND
2019-07-16B1903048-002ND
2019-07-16B1903048-001ND
2020-07-21B2003615-004ND
2020-07-21B2003615-005ND
2020-07-21B2003615-003ND
2020-07-21B2003615-002ND
2020-07-21B2003615-001ND
2020-08-05B2003985-002ND
2020-08-05B2003985-001ND
2022-09-12B2204433-00113.0 ppb
2022-09-14B2204433-002ND
2023-08-07B2303239-001ND
2023-08-07B2303239-002ND
2023-08-07B2303239-003ND
2023-12-11B2305260-001ND
2023-12-11B2305260-002ND