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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Red Hill Waterworks Inc.

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.

 

20

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
2016ND120ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-02-0435228303005ND
2016-02-0435228303004ND
2016-02-0435228303003ND
2016-02-0435228303004ND
2016-02-0435228303005ND
2016-02-0435228303003ND
2016-12-0835282709004ND
2016-12-0835282709005ND
2016-12-0835282709006ND
2016-12-0835282709006ND
2016-12-0835282709005ND
2016-12-0835282709004ND
2017-10-1735342600001ND
2017-10-1735342600001ND
2019-09-13B1904092-001ND
2019-09-13B1904092-003ND
2019-09-13B1904092-002ND
2019-09-13B1904092-001ND
2019-09-13B1904092-003ND
2019-09-13B1904092-002ND