Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Western Cass 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-08Q1809687016ND
2018-03-08Q1809687017ND
2019-05-02Q1918236012ND
2019-05-02Q1918236013ND
2019-05-02Q1918236014ND
2020-03-19Q2011997016ND
2021-10-25Q2129911020ND
2021-10-25Q2129911027ND
2022-04-14Q2211593001ND
2022-04-14Q2211593002ND
2022-11-16Q2234548004ND
2023-08-01Q2331111011ND