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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Bethpage WD

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.

 

80

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND110ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND140ND
2017ND140ND
2018ND140ND
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-081405553-002-SECND
2014-05-081405553-003-SECND
2014-05-081405553-001-SECND
2014-05-091405686-002-SECND
2014-05-091405686-001-SECND
2014-05-091405686-005-SECND
2014-05-091405686-006-SECND
2014-05-091405686-003-SECND
2014-05-091405686-004-SECND
2014-05-131405879-001-SECND
2014-05-131405877-001-SECND
2015-03-231503F54-001 SECND
2015-05-121505792-005 SECND
2015-05-121505792-006 SECND
2015-05-121505792-008 SECND
2015-05-121505792-001 SECND
2015-05-121505792-002 SECND
2015-05-121505847-003 SECND
2015-05-121505847-002 SECND
2015-05-121505792-003 SECND
2015-05-121505792-004 SECND
2015-05-121505847-001 SECND
2015-05-121505792-007 SECND
2015-09-241509J66-001 SECND
2015-09-241509J66-002 SECND
2016-04-191604H82-001 SECND
2016-06-071606552-004 SECND
2016-06-071606552-013 SECND
2016-06-071606552-001 SECND
2016-06-071606552-010 SECND
2016-06-071606552-006ND
2016-06-071606552-007 SECND
2016-06-071606552-011 SECND
2016-06-071606552-002 SECND
2016-06-071606552-012 SECND
2016-06-071606552-005 SECND
2016-06-071606552-003 SECND
2016-06-071606552-008 SECND
2016-06-071606552-009 SECND
2017-04-117015498001-SECND
2017-04-287017197001-SECND
2017-04-287017197002-SECND
2017-04-287017197013-SECND
2017-04-287017197011-SECND
2017-04-287017197010-SECND
2017-04-287017197004-SECND
2017-04-287017197008-SECND
2017-04-287017197005-SECND
2017-04-287017197007-SECND
2017-04-287017197009-SECND
2017-04-287017197012-SECND
2017-04-287017197006-SECND
2017-04-287017197003-SECND
2018-02-237043795001-SECND
2018-02-237043795002-SECND
2018-02-237043795003-SECND
2018-05-077050706004-SECND
2018-05-077050706006-SECND
2018-05-077050706011-SECND
2018-05-077050706003-SECND
2018-05-077050706008-SECND
2018-05-077050706002-SECND
2018-05-077050706007-SECND
2018-05-077050706005-SECND
2018-05-077050706001-SECND
2018-05-077050706010-SECND
2018-05-077050706009-SECND
2019-06-107092852011-SECND
2019-06-107092852010-SECND
2019-06-107092852002-SECND
2019-06-107092852012-SECND
2019-06-107092852005-SECND
2019-06-107092852006-SECND
2019-06-107092852009-SECND
2019-06-107092852008-SECND
2019-06-107092852013-SECND
2019-06-107092852004-SECND
2019-06-107092852007-SECND
2019-06-107092852003-SECND
2019-06-107092852001-SECND