Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

B C Y 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
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-21Q1824846007ND
2019-03-13Q1910550017ND
2020-02-10Q2005314010ND
2020-03-02Q2007756010ND
2021-09-21Q2125818009ND
2022-10-27Q2232551006ND
2023-01-10Q2301214008ND
2023-01-10Q2301214009ND