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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

South Bayou Macon Ws

NOTE: South Bayou Macon Ws purchases water from Turkey Creek Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Turkey Creek Water System.

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.

 

14

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: South Bayou Macon Ws purchases water from Turkey Creek Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Turkey Creek Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2015-06-1635193581002ND
2015-06-1635193581003ND
2015-06-1635193581004ND
2015-06-1635193581002ND
2015-06-1635193581003ND
2015-06-1635193581004ND
2015-07-0735196543001ND
2015-07-0735196543001ND
2018-04-1835387355001ND
2018-04-1835387355002ND
2018-04-1835387355003ND
2018-04-1835387355001ND
2018-04-1835387355002ND
2018-04-1835387355003ND