Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Sugarloaf Water Association

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-04401802596ND
2018-11-06401803359ND
2019-09-04401903057ND
2020-06-22452000618ND
2020-06-22452000617ND
2020-06-22452000616CND
2021-06-10452100721CND
2021-06-10452100720CND
2021-10-062116626-01ND
2022-12-20452201857CND
2022-12-20452201857ND
2023-06-13452301008CND
2023-11-22452302351CND