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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Henderson

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-1314010141-005ND
2014-04-0714040087-005ND
2014-07-0814070101-005ND
2014-10-0614100035-005ND
2015-01-0514120546-005ND
2015-04-0615040041-005ND
2015-07-0615070058-005ND
2015-10-0515100029-004ND
2016-01-0415120509-004ND
2016-04-0416030498-004ND
2016-07-05S1601354001ND
2016-10-03S1603871001ND
2017-01-03S1606027001ND
2017-04-03S1701101001ND
2017-07-05S1702195001ND
2017-10-03S1707053001ND
2018-01-02S1709126001ND
2018-04-03S1800045001ND
2018-07-25S1804430001ND
2018-10-02S1805049001ND
2018-11-12S1806806001ND
2019-01-07S1808185001ND
2019-04-09S1902357001ND
2019-05-14S1908728001ND
2019-07-09S1917090001ND
2019-10-22S1951221001ND