Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Emory

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-03Q1818076004ND
2019-02-20Q1907448012ND
2020-03-19Q2011979004ND
2021-01-22Q2101626004ND
2022-02-16Q2205794002ND
2023-01-19Q2302831005ND