Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Rocky Mount, Town of

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
2018-01-2318012393-03AND
2019-03-1219031635-03AND
2020-02-247319002004ND
2021-02-087359793004_460148ND
2022-01-1273105905004METND
2023-01-0430551829004METND