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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lumberton MUD

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-04AC41222ND
2014-02-04AC41223ND
2014-05-09AC53749ND
2016-02-10AD22946ND
2017-02-07AD69101ND
2017-02-07AD69115ND
2017-02-07AD69102ND
2017-05-23AD85156ND
2019-05-02AE64554ND