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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Goforth SUD

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-06-15AD40683ND
2016-11-14AD57675ND
2017-02-21AD71209ND
2017-04-20AD80306ND
2019-05-09AE65602ND
2019-05-09AE65601ND