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Silver

Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1

NOTE: Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1 purchases water from Boonville PWS which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Boonville PWS.

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.

 

6

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

NOTE: Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1 purchases water from Boonville PWS which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Boonville PWS.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-13AD15248ND
2019-01-29AD37858ND
2020-01-28AD60255ND
2021-01-142019915ND
2022-01-122122163ND
2023-01-182223065ND