Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Ringwood Water Department

NOTE: Ringwood Water Department purchases water from Passaic Valley Water Commission which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Passaic Valley Water Commission.

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Ringwood Water Department purchases water from Passaic Valley Water Commission which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Passaic Valley Water Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-0218010303-01ND
2018-04-0918041005-01ND
2018-07-0218070304-01ND
2018-10-0418100503-01ND
2019-01-0319010402-01ND
2019-04-0119040202-01ND
2019-07-1019071102-01ND
2019-10-0119100202-01ND
2020-01-0620010703-01ND
2020-04-0620040702-01ND
2020-07-0620070703-01ND
2020-10-1320101403-01ND
2021-01-0421010502-01ND
2021-04-0521040602-01ND
2021-07-0921070905-01ND
2021-10-0421100503-01ND
2022-01-0322010402-01ND
2022-04-0422040502-01ND
2022-07-0522070513-01ND
2022-10-0422100406-01ND
2023-01-1023011005-01ND
2023-04-0423040407-01ND
2023-07-0523070602-01ND
2023-10-1023101008-01ND