Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Marilee Elmont

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-06Q1809285005ND
2018-03-06Q1809285006ND
2019-10-23Q1973423004ND
2021-10-13Q2128658013ND
2021-10-13Q2128658014ND
2022-06-15Q2216689013ND