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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Leigh Wsc-rural

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.

 

4

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
2016ND10ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-05-18Q1518186005ND
2015-10-27Q1542396005ND
2016-03-10Q1610136007ND
2018-04-24Q1816640001ND