Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

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