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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Tyler

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-31Q1410257003ND
2014-06-18Q1421982001ND
2014-06-18Q1421982034ND
2014-06-18Q1421982033ND
2014-06-18Q1421982032ND
2014-12-03Q1458264020ND
2014-12-03Q1458264002ND
2014-12-03Q1458264001ND
2015-02-26Q1507535004ND
2015-02-26Q1507535003ND
2015-05-19Q1518367014ND
2016-01-07Q1600562012ND
2016-01-07Q1600562011ND
2016-04-07Q1613869022ND
2017-01-19Q1702466010ND
2017-05-02Q1718006002ND
2017-05-02Q1718006001ND
2017-11-09Q1757796001ND
2017-11-09Q1757796014ND
2018-06-26Q1825822004ND
2018-06-26Q1825822003ND
2019-01-16Q1902313003ND
2019-01-16Q1902313004ND