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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Port Washington 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.

 

49

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
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND90ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-071404520-003-SECND
2014-04-071404520-008-SECND
2014-04-071404520-006-SECND
2014-04-071404520-001-SECND
2014-04-071404520-005-SECND
2014-04-141404A14-004-SECND
2014-04-141404A14-008-SECND
2014-04-141404A14-007-SECND
2015-04-061504353-006-SECND
2015-04-061504351-001-SECND
2015-04-061504351-003-SECND
2015-04-061504351-002-SECND
2015-04-131504912-006-SECND
2015-04-131504912-001-SECND
2015-04-131504912-005-SECND
2015-04-221504H15-002-SECND
2016-04-041604285-002-SECND
2016-04-041604282-002-SECND
2016-04-111604997-002-SECND
2016-04-111604990-002-SECND
2016-05-021605093-002-SECND
2016-05-021605104-001-SECND
2016-05-091605753-001-SECND
2016-05-231605L28-001-SECND
2017-04-037014743006-SECND
2017-04-037014743005-SECND
2017-04-037014743004-SECND
2017-04-107015386002-SECND
2017-04-137015766001-SECND
2017-05-017017344001-SECND
2017-05-017017344002-SECND
2017-05-087018068001-SECND
2017-05-087018068002-SECND
2018-04-037046947002-SECND
2018-04-037046952001-SECND
2018-04-097047715003-SECND
2018-04-177048617002-SECND
2018-05-017050068001-SECND
2018-05-017050071001-SECND
2018-05-077050717001-SECND
2018-05-077050719001-SECND
2019-04-117085526005-SECND
2019-04-117085526009-SECND
2019-04-127085694008-SECND
2019-04-257087268001-SECND
2019-05-177089996001-SECND
2019-05-207090159001-SECND
2019-05-227090503001-SECND
2019-05-227090503002-SECND