Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1

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
2018-02-14Q1806541004ND
2019-03-14Q1910847008ND
2020-11-03Q2042584006ND
2021-02-11Q2104195005ND
2022-03-02Q2207194002ND
2023-02-08Q2304961010ND