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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

New York American Water - Merrick

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.

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161

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND240ND
2015ND260ND
2016ND230ND
2017ND260ND
2018ND380ND
2019ND240ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-151401644-001-SECND
2014-05-291405K49-001-SECND
2014-06-131406A48-002-SECND
2014-06-131406A48-001-SECND
2014-07-151407A72-001-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-008-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-009ND
2014-07-171407C92-008ND
2014-07-171407C92-001ND
2014-07-171407C92-010-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-006-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-005ND
2014-07-171407C92-009-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-007-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-002-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-004-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-005-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-001-SECND
2014-07-171407C92-003-SECND
2014-10-021410205-003-SECND
2014-10-021410205-002-SECND
2014-10-021410205-001-SECND
2014-10-211410D67-001-SECND
2014-11-051411347-001AND
2015-01-151501912-001AND
2015-01-151501909-001AND
2015-01-161501983-001-SECND
2015-02-051502315-001ND
2015-03-121503879-001-SECND
2015-03-121503879-003-SECND
2015-03-121503879-002-SECND
2015-05-041505145-003-SECND
2015-05-041505145-002-SECND
2015-05-041505145-001-SECND
2015-05-141505A59-001-SECND
2015-06-021506207-001-SECND
2015-07-281507K32-001 SECND
2015-07-291507L39-001 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-005 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-002 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-004 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-006 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-007 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-003 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-001 SECND
2015-09-241509J47-008 SECND
2015-09-251509K39-001 SECND
2015-09-251509K39-003 SECND
2015-09-251509K39-002 SECND
2015-09-291509M10-001 SECND
2016-01-141601989-001 SECND
2016-01-141601989-002 SECND
2016-02-221602F57-001 SECND
2016-03-301603O11-002 SECND
2016-03-301603O11-001 SECND
2016-04-111604A41-001 SECND
2016-04-211604K74-001 SECND
2016-04-221604L85-001 SECND
2016-05-201605J46-001 SECND
2016-06-201606J87-001 SECND
2016-06-201606J87-002 SECND
2016-06-221606N26-001 SECND
2016-09-191609F59-001 SECND
2016-09-191609F59-002 SECND
2016-09-221609J08-002 SECND
2016-09-221609J08-001 SECND
2016-09-291609Q55-003 SECND
2016-09-291609Q55-001 SECND
2016-09-291609Q55-002 SECND
2016-11-17704846002 SECND
2016-11-17704846003 SECND
2016-11-17704846004 SECND
2016-11-17704846001 SECND
2017-09-077029212003-SECND
2017-09-077029212002-SECND
2017-09-077029212005-SECND
2017-09-077029212001-SECND
2017-09-077029212004-SECND
2017-09-087029327001-SECND
2017-09-087029327007-SECND
2017-09-087029327002-SECND
2017-09-087029327003-SECND
2017-09-087029327005-SECND
2017-09-087029327006-SECND
2017-09-087029327004-SECND
2017-09-217030619003-SECND
2017-09-21703061904-SECND
2017-09-217030619002-SECND
2017-09-217030619001-SECND
2017-09-297031451001-SECND
2017-10-027031582001-SECND
2017-10-027031582002-SECND
2017-10-117032549002-SECND
2017-10-117032549003-SECND
2017-10-117032549001-SECND
2017-11-307036878001-SECND
2017-11-307036878003-SECND
2017-11-307036878002-SECND
2017-12-127037901001-SECND
2018-04-097047658001-SECND
2018-04-127048229004-SECND
2018-04-127048229005-SECND
2018-04-127048229001-SECND
2018-04-127048229006-SECND
2018-04-127048229002-SECND
2018-04-127048229003-SECND
2018-04-177048654002-SECND
2018-04-177048654001-SECND
2018-05-047050598044-SECND
2018-05-047050598045ND
2018-05-177051921001-SECND
2018-06-217055721002-SECND
2018-06-217055721001-SECND
2018-06-297056752001-SECND
2018-06-297056752002-SECND
2018-09-247065692001-SECND
2018-09-247065692003-SECND
2018-09-247065692002-SECND
2018-09-247065692004-SECND
2018-10-027066545001-SECND
2018-10-047066961006-SECND
2018-10-047066961005-SECND
2018-10-047066961004-SECND
2018-10-047066961002-SECND
2018-10-047066961003-SECND
2018-10-047066961001-SECND
2018-10-157067938002-SECND
2018-10-157067938001-SECND
2018-10-187068411002-SECND
2018-10-187068411001-SECND
2018-10-257069103001-SECND
2018-10-307069513002-SECND
2018-10-317069513001-SECND
2018-12-117073526003-SECND
2018-12-117073526002-SECND
2018-12-117073526001-SECND
2018-12-187074222001-SECND
2019-02-087078928002-SECND
2019-03-297083915002-SECND
2019-05-077088507001-SECND
2019-05-077088507002-SECND
2019-05-297091282001-SECND
2019-07-027096080001-SECND
2019-07-027096080002-SECND
2019-07-127097310004-SECND
2019-07-127097310003-SECND
2019-07-127097310001-SECND
2019-07-127097310002-SECND
2019-09-1970105633004-SECND
2019-09-1970105633003-SECND
2019-09-1970105633001-SECND
2019-09-1970105633002-SECND
2019-10-3070110133002-SECND
2019-10-3070110133006-SECND
2019-10-3070110133005-SECND
2019-10-3070110133007-SECND
2019-10-3070110133004-SECND
2019-10-3070110133001-SECND
2019-10-3070110133003-SECND
2019-11-157011199002-SECND
2019-11-1570111990002-SECND