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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Grandview

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
20160.0333 ppb31ND - 0.1000 ppb
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
20190.0400 ppb51ND - 0.200 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-04-040.1000 ppb
2016-09-12ND
2016-09-12ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-09-11ND
2019-03-19ND
2019-04-230.200 ppb
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-06-11ND