Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Rusk

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.

 

10

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
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-09Q1972207009ND
2019-10-09Q1972207010ND
2019-10-09Q1972207011ND
2019-10-09Q1972207012ND
2020-10-01Q2038626028ND
2022-10-24Q2231983001ND
2022-10-24Q2231983002ND
2022-10-24Q2231983003ND
2022-10-24Q2231983004ND
2023-06-28Q2325031014ND