Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Refugio

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-03-12AF02499ND
2020-03-12AF02502ND
2020-03-12AF02503ND
2023-02-16AG29235ND
2023-02-16AG29237ND
2023-06-05AG42951ND