Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Hemphill

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
2018-02-21Q1807619004ND
2019-01-09Q1901414002ND
2020-01-23Q2002804002ND
2021-03-16Q2106924002ND
2022-01-24Q2202260002ND
2023-01-05Q2300645003ND