Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Frankston Rural Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-20Q1811175012ND
2019-04-16Q1915468015ND
2019-04-16Q1915468016ND
2019-04-16Q1915468017ND
2021-08-05Q2120747011ND
2022-10-21Q2232000010ND
2022-10-21Q2232000011ND
2022-10-21Q2232000012ND