Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Halifax Water Department

NOTE: Halifax Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

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.

 

1

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Halifax Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

Date Result
2021-03-03ND