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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Twin Buttes Water System

NOTE: Twin Buttes Water System purchases water from City of San Angelo which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of San Angelo.

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Twin Buttes Water System purchases water from City of San Angelo which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of San Angelo.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-25AC44403ND
2014-04-29AC52009ND
2014-04-29AC52004ND
2014-04-29AC52001ND
2014-04-29AC52006ND
2014-04-29AC52000ND
2014-04-29AC51996ND
2014-04-29AC52007ND
2014-04-29AC52008ND
2015-02-02AC79406ND
2016-02-17AD24212ND
2017-05-09Q1719085004ND
2018-02-28Q1808687009ND
2019-05-07Q1920785005ND