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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

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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.

 

68

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
2014ND90ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND150ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-151408B39-005-SECND
2014-08-151408B39-001-SECND
2014-08-151408B39-002-SECND
2014-08-151408B39-003-SECND
2014-08-151408B39-004-SECND
2014-08-181408C56-003-SECND
2014-08-181408C56-002-SECND
2014-08-181408C56-001-SECND
2014-08-181408C56-004-SECND
2015-08-051508347-002-SECND
2015-08-051508347-004-SECND
2015-08-051508347-003-SECND
2015-08-051508347-005-SECND
2015-08-061508491-002-SECND
2015-08-061508491-004-SECND
2015-08-061508491-001-SECND
2015-08-061508491-007-SECSND
2015-08-071508632-001ND
2015-08-071508632-002-SECSND
2015-10-281510L96-003-SECND
2016-07-061607432-001-SECND
2016-08-171608H35-002-SECND
2016-08-171608H35-001-SECND
2016-09-091609665-001-SECND
2016-09-091609665-002-SECND
2016-09-121609776-SECND
2016-09-141609B78-002-SECND
2016-09-141609B78-003-SECND
2016-09-211609I88-003-SECND
2016-09-211609I88-001-SECND
2016-09-231609L06-003-SECND
2016-09-231609L06-001-SECND
2017-10-047031903003-SECND
2017-10-047031903004-SECND
2017-10-047031903005-SECND
2017-10-047031902006-SECND
2017-10-137032857002-SECND
2017-10-137032857003-SECND
2017-10-137032857001-SECND
2017-10-267034156002-SECND
2017-10-267034156001-SECND
2017-12-227038915001-SECND
2018-06-057053755003ND
2018-09-127064528002-SECND
2018-09-127064528001ND
2018-09-147064896001-SECND
2018-09-147064896003-SECND
2018-10-117067661001-SECND
2018-10-117067661002-SECND
2018-10-157067953002-SECND
2018-10-157067953001-SECND
2018-10-247068920001-SECND
2018-11-217071820006-SECND
2019-05-097088902003-SECND
2019-05-097088902001-SECND
2019-08-0770100284003-SECND
2019-08-0770100284001-SECND
2019-08-0870100531004-SECND
2019-08-0870100531002-SECND
2019-08-0870100531001-SECND
2019-08-0870100531003-SECND
2019-08-0970100701001-SECND
2019-08-0970100701003-SECND
2019-08-0970100701002-SECND
2019-08-1970101923001ND
2019-08-1970101923002-SECND
2019-08-2170102243001-SECND
2019-08-2170102243002-SECND