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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Agua 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.

 

18

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-18AC47306ND
2014-03-18AC47305ND
2014-03-18AC47314ND
2015-02-05AC79409ND
2015-05-05AC90443ND
2015-05-05AC90442ND
2016-02-24AD25299ND
2016-02-24AD25288ND
2016-05-10AD36290ND
2017-04-24AD80578ND
2017-04-24AD80583ND
2017-08-02AD92122ND
2018-03-05AE16879ND
2018-05-14AE26298ND
2018-08-31AE39120ND
2019-06-13AE70498ND
2019-09-17AE83772ND
2019-09-17AE83771ND