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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lindale Rural WSC

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-21Q1438459001ND
2014-08-21Q1438459002ND
2014-08-21Q1438459011ND
2016-02-02Q1604493010ND
2017-08-31Q1740459010ND
2017-08-31Q1740459011ND
2019-08-20Q1956940010ND