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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Bridgestone 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-14AC42999ND
2016-02-19AD24670ND
2017-01-27AD67460ND
2017-01-27AD67459ND
2017-04-28AD81722ND
2018-03-02AE16568ND
2019-01-11AE49486ND
2019-02-22AE55583ND