Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Vinalhaven 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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-121804778-01ND
2019-04-171904-02075-001ND
2020-10-262010-03645-001ND
2021-02-172102-02069-001ND
2021-03-032103-00433-001ND
2022-05-102205-01896-001ND
2023-08-152308-03498-001ND