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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Dutchman Acres

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-12-151412482-002ND
2014-12-151412482-003ND
2015-11-171511409-002ND
2015-12-281512757-001-IOCND
2018-12-2618120715-002ND
2018-12-3118120769-001ND
2019-12-1919120664-001ND
2019-12-1919120665-001ND