Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

N.j.d.w.s.c. - Wanaque North

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
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-10AB33479ND
2019-08-20AB43152ND
2020-08-03AB51699ND
2021-07-071070227-01ND
2022-08-012080026-01ND
2023-08-0123H0009-01ND