Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Monterey Care Center

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202210.2 ppb119ND - 22.0 ppb
202318.4 ppb1110ND - 26.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2022-02-0922-13266-019.50 ppb
2022-03-02M22-15011-0117.0 ppb
2022-04-0622-18142-0111.0 ppb
2022-05-0422-20916-0110.00 ppb
2022-06-0122-23420-019.00 ppb
2022-07-0622-27060-015.20 ppb
2022-08-0322-30213-01ND
2022-09-072200469-01ND
2022-10-022203235-0122.0 ppb
2022-11-062206847-0117.0 ppb
2022-12-042209652-0111.0 ppb
2023-02-052304398-0122.0 ppb
2023-03-052308256-0115.0 ppb
2023-04-022311352-0126.0 ppb
2023-05-072316361-0124.0 ppb
2023-06-042319421-0123.0 ppb
2023-07-022323485-0121.0 ppb
2023-08-062328914-01ND
2023-09-032333071-0121.0 ppb
2023-10-012337171-0122.0 ppb
2023-11-082341933-0114.0 ppb
2023-12-032345337-0114.0 ppb