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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Calcasieu Parish WW District 9 Carlyss

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND60ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-24AD89309ND
2014-02-24AD89309ND
2014-03-31AD90289ND
2014-03-31AD90289ND
2016-05-0235242594003ND
2016-05-0235242594003ND
2016-11-29AE12023ND
2016-11-29AE12027ND
2016-11-29AE12023ND
2016-11-29AE12027ND
2018-10-16B1804946-001ND
2018-10-16B1804946-001ND
2019-10-22B1904760-001ND
2019-10-22B1904760-001ND
2019-10-29B1904818-001ND
2019-10-29B1904818-001ND