Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Gilmer

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-10Q1972218008ND
2019-10-10Q1972218009ND
2019-10-10Q1972218010ND
2022-06-14Q2216508004ND
2022-10-24Q2231975006ND
2022-10-24Q2231975007ND