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Silver

Sea Girt Water Department

NOTE: Sea Girt Water Department purchases water from NJ Water Supply Authority Manasquan which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ Water Supply Authority Manasquan.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Sea Girt Water Department purchases water from NJ Water Supply Authority Manasquan which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ Water Supply Authority Manasquan.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24380424039.2ND
2018-04-24380424038.2ND
2018-04-24380424037.2ND
2018-11-13381113713.2ND
2019-04-23390423709.2ND
2019-04-23390423708.2ND
2019-04-23390423710.2ND
2019-11-19391119713.2ND
2020-04-21400421714.2ND
2020-11-17201117049-02ND
2021-04-20210420043-04ND
2022-04-19220419065-04ND
2023-04-18230418082-03ND