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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Springs Hill WSC

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.

 

9

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
2015ND10ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-10AC41877ND
2015-02-16AC80563ND
2016-01-13AD17806ND
2016-01-13AD17804ND
2017-01-26AD67064ND
2017-01-26AD67056ND
2018-01-19AE09445ND
2019-04-29AE63872ND
2019-11-22AE90339ND