Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Passaic Valley Water Commission-postbrook

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
2018-07-1118071203-01ND
2019-07-1019071103-01ND
2020-07-0120070202-01ND
2021-07-0721070902-01ND
2022-07-1222071213-01ND
2023-07-0523070603-01ND