Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Linden

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.

 

7

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-02Q1918234013ND
2020-04-22Q2016067010ND
2020-10-22Q2041220009ND
2020-10-22Q2041220010ND
2022-02-08Q2204277002ND
2023-08-22Q2335447004ND
2023-10-24Q2345776006ND