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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Lake Anna Plaza

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
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-25E140800821ND
2015-07-22460022-MICROBACND
2016-07-2716G1761-04METND
2017-07-2517G1489-01METND
2018-07-1718G0653-01-1ND
2019-06-2719F1139-02-1ND
2019-09-2519I1158-02ND