Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Bois D Arc Municipal Utility District

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.

 

5

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-04Q1962033007ND
2019-09-04Q1962033008ND
2021-01-26Q2101873007ND
2022-07-05Q2218601009ND
2022-07-05Q2218601010ND