Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

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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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-05-17ND
2018-05-17ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2020-08-11ND
2020-08-11ND
2020-08-11ND
2021-05-26ND
2021-05-26ND
2021-05-26ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2022-06-14ND
2023-06-07ND
2023-06-07ND
2023-12-14ND