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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Sun Prairie Utilities

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
20170.0386 ppb71ND - 0.270 ppb
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-18775283ND
2017-04-26985407ND
2017-04-26985416ND
2017-04-26985414ND
2017-04-26985424ND
2017-04-26985427ND
2017-04-26985411ND
2017-04-269854200.270 ppb