Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Rumford Water District

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-18201906120085-TE6ND
2020-01-15452000052-TE6ND
2020-03-302004408-01ND
2020-03-302004407-01ND
2022-08-182208-04176-002ND
2023-08-082308-01768-004ND
2023-08-082308-01768-002ND