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Silver

Rural Franklinton Water

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.

 

9

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
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20229.33 ppb31ND - 28.0 ppb
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-09B1901438-001ND
2019-04-09B1901438-002ND
2019-04-09B1901438-003ND
2019-04-09B1901438-001ND
2019-04-09B1901438-002ND
2019-04-09B1901438-003ND
2022-05-09B2202229-00128.0 ppb
2022-05-24B2202483-001ND
2022-05-24B2202483-002ND