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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Mart

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-13AC42653ND
2015-05-14AC91975ND
2016-02-08AD22384ND
2017-02-27AD72032ND
2018-03-08AE17458ND
2019-05-22AE67578ND