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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Roslyn 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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-111402494-002-SECND
2014-05-161405C17-002-SECND
2015-02-101502633-001-SECND
2015-04-231504I52-002-SECND
2015-06-091506722-002-SECND
2016-02-111602917-001-SECND
2016-06-011606082-001-SECND
2017-03-087012866002-SECND
2017-04-197016340004-SECND
2017-06-067020426001-SECND
2018-04-057047399001-SECND
2018-05-307053122001-SECND
2019-01-237077366001-SECND
2019-03-287083725002-SECND
2019-06-147093737003-SECND