Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-251806-03310-001ND
2019-08-291908-04218-001ND
2020-03-19SN2359-1ND
2020-07-162007-02631-001ND
2021-03-112103-01601-001ND
2022-03-172203-02679-002ND
2023-05-18223050541-01ND