Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2

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.

 

12

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
2020ND20ND
202111.7 ppb31ND - 35.0 ppb
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-18B1902548-001ND
2019-06-18B1902548-001ND
2019-10-08B1904494-001ND
2019-10-08B1904494-001ND
2020-01-15B2000168-001ND
2020-11-10B2005996-001ND
2021-02-04B2100489-001ND
2021-05-18B2102268-00135.0 ppb
2021-09-20B2104674-001ND
2022-06-21B2202887-001ND
2022-10-17B2205085-001ND
2023-01-10B2300124-001ND