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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.

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86

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND190ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-091401329-001-SECND
2014-01-091401329-003-SECND
2014-01-091401329-002-SECND
2014-01-091401329-004-SECND
2014-01-101401387-002-SECND
2014-01-101401387-001-SECND
2014-01-161401707-003-SECND
2014-01-161401707-001-SECND
2014-01-161401707-002-SECND
2014-01-211401879-002-SECND
2014-01-211401879-001-SECND
2014-05-021405140-003-SECND
2014-05-021405140-004-SECND
2014-06-061406477-001-SECND
2015-01-131501685-002-SECND
2015-01-131501685-001-SECND
2015-01-141501749-001-SECND
2015-01-141501749-002-SECND
2015-01-151501858-001-SECND
2015-01-151501858-002-SECND
2015-01-231501E09-001-SECND
2015-01-231501E09-003-SECND
2015-01-231501E09-002-SECND
2015-05-081505605-004-SECND
2015-05-081505605-002-SECND
2015-06-041506369-001-SECND
2015-06-041506369-003-SECND
2015-06-041506369-002-SECND
2016-01-1416012962-001-SECND
2016-01-141601962-001-SECND
2016-01-141601962-004-SECND
2016-01-141601962-002-SECND
2016-01-141601962-003-SECND
2016-01-151601A32-001-SECND
2016-01-151601A32-002-SECND
2016-01-191601B52-001-SECND
2016-01-191601B52-002-SECND
2016-03-171603E01-002-SECND
2016-03-171603E01-001-SECND
2016-04-281604Q16-001-SECND
2016-04-281604Q16-002-SECND
2017-01-03708178001-SECND
2017-01-05708357001-SECND
2017-01-10708691001-SECND
2017-01-1170889403-SECND
2017-01-11708894002-SECND
2017-01-11708894004-SECND
2017-01-12708946001ND
2017-01-17709276001-SECND
2017-01-17709276002-SECND
2017-04-197016312002-SECND
2018-01-267041453003-SECND
2018-01-267041453004-SECND
2018-01-267041453001-SECND
2018-01-267041453002-SECND
2018-02-017041823001-SECND
2018-02-057041997002-SECND
2018-02-057041997001-SECND
2018-02-077042262002-SECND
2018-02-217043557003-SECND
2018-02-217043557001-SECND
2018-02-217043557004-SECND
2018-02-217043557002-SECND
2018-05-037050487003-SECND
2018-05-157051556001-SECND
2018-05-157051695002-SECND
2018-05-157051695001-SECND
2018-06-207055662001-SECND
2018-07-117057759001-SECND
2018-07-117057759003-SECND
2019-01-037075499001ND
2019-01-087075833003-SECND
2019-01-147076457001-SECND
2019-01-147076457002-SECND
2019-01-237077370004-SECND
2019-01-237077370003-SECND
2019-01-23 7077370002-SECND
2019-01-237077370001-SECND
2019-03-277083551001-SECND
2019-03-277083551002-SECND
2019-06-077092279001-SECND
2019-08-2370102509001-SECND
2019-10-2370109467005-SECND
2019-10-2370109461001-SECND
2019-10-2370109461004-SECND
2019-10-2370109461002ND