Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Newton Water & Sewer Utility

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-14381114106.2ND
2018-12-12381212102.1ND
2019-11-20391120128.2ND
2020-11-18201118074-04ND
2021-11-17211117045-08ND
2022-11-22221122056-01ND
2023-11-15231115075-01ND