Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Silver

United Water New York

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.

 

152

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND370ND
2016ND200ND
2017ND340ND
20180.0903 ppb301ND - 2.71 ppb
20190.175 ppb312ND - 2.71 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-25396191ND
2015-06-15401044SECND
2015-06-15401045SECND
2015-06-15401043SECND
2015-06-16401162SECND
2015-06-16401161SECND
2015-06-16401159SECND
2015-06-16401160SECND
2015-07-09402474SECND
2015-07-16402968SECND
2015-07-16402969SECND
2015-07-30403858SECND
2015-08-24405503SECND
2015-08-27405688SECND
2015-09-09406318SECND
2015-09-10406391SECND
2015-09-10406395SECND
2015-09-24407264SECND
2015-10-07407978SECND
2015-10-07407983SECND
2015-10-19408617SECND
2015-10-20408686SECND
2015-10-20408684SECND
2015-10-20408688SECND
2015-10-20408687SECND
2015-10-20408685SECND
2015-10-21408867SECND
2015-10-21408866SECND
2015-10-29409362SECND
2015-10-29409364SECND
2015-10-29409363SECND
2015-11-05409791SECND
2015-11-19410731SECND
2015-11-19410730SECND
2015-12-02411296SECND
2015-12-02411295SECND
2015-12-22412606SECND
2016-05-23421722SECND
2016-06-27423842SECND
2016-06-28423913SECND
2016-06-29424007SECND
2016-06-29424005SECND
2016-06-29424002SECND
2016-07-06424312SECND
2016-07-13424844SECND
2016-07-13424842SECND
2016-07-14424908SECND
2016-07-14424912SECND
2016-07-21425483SECND
2016-07-25425643SECND
2016-07-25425641SECND
2016-07-27425841SECND
2016-07-28425956SECND
2016-07-28425955SECND
2016-07-29426033SECND
2016-08-25427984SECND
2016-08-25427983SECND
2017-04-27443308SECND
2017-04-27443309SECND
2017-04-27443310SECND
2017-05-02443509SECND
2017-05-02443512SECND
2017-05-04443741SECND
2017-05-04443742ND
2017-05-04443740SECND
2017-05-11444252SECND
2017-05-16444483SECND
2017-05-18444733SECND
2017-05-30445322SECND
2017-06-15446365SECND
2017-06-15446366SECND
2017-06-28447099SECND
2017-06-28447101SECND
2017-07-05447432SECND
2017-07-05447424SECND
2017-07-12447968SECND
2017-07-12447967SECND
2017-07-12447969SECND
2017-07-24448791SECND
2017-07-26448934SECND
2017-07-26448935SECND
2017-08-09449964SECND
2017-08-09449963SECND
2017-08-23450942SECND
2017-08-23450943SECND
2017-11-01455570SECND
2017-11-03455741SECND
2017-11-15456541SECND
2017-11-29457411SECND
2017-12-06457772SECND
2017-12-08457983SECND
2018-01-128010316-02SECND
2018-01-128010316-01ND
2018-01-228010547-01SECND
2018-01-248010621-02SECND
2018-02-098020291-02ND
2018-02-098020291-01SECND
2018-02-218020663-01SECND
2018-02-218020664-01SECND
2018-04-028040010-01ND
2018-04-0280400010-02SECND
2018-06-258061065-01SECND
2018-07-258071023-02SECND
2018-07-258071023-01SECND
2018-08-248081074-014SECND
2018-08-248081074-02SECND
2018-09-198090747-02SECND
2018-09-198090747-01SECND
2018-09-218090887-01SECND
2018-10-018010621-01ND
2018-10-038100174-01SECND
2018-10-038100174-02SECND
2018-10-158100644-01SECND
2018-10-178100796-022.71 ppb
2018-10-198100901-01SECND
2018-11-268110940-01-SECND
2018-11-308111163-02ND
2018-11-308111163-01SECND
2018-12-058120157-01ND
2018-12-058120156-01SECND
2018-12-148120558-01SECND
2019-01-09901030901SECND
2019-01-259010918-01SECND
2019-01-259010917-01SECND
2019-02-069020228-01SECND
2019-02-089020349-01SECND
2019-02-089020348-01SECND
2019-03-229030946-01ND
2019-03-229030945-01SECND
2019-04-019040033-01SECND
2019-04-039040192-01SECND
2019-04-039040193-01SECND
2019-04-059040335-01SECND
2019-04-059040334-01SECND
2019-04-159040667-01SEC2.71 ppb
2019-04-159040666-01SECND
2019-04-179040797-01ND
2019-05-179050831-01SEC2.71 ppb
2019-05-179050831-02SECND
2019-06-289061206-02SECND
2019-07-059070285-01SECND
2019-07-059070248-01SECND
2019-07-249071226-01SECND
2019-07-249071225-01SECND
2019-08-059080161-01SECND
2019-08-079080340-01SECND
2019-08-199080934-02SECND
2019-10-169100816-01SECND
2019-10-289001324-01SECND
2019-11-279111241-01SECND
2019-12-188010316-01SECND
2019-12-198100796-01SECND