Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Silver

Manville 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.

 

19

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND70ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND70ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2016-04-25AD33904ND
2016-04-25AD33899ND
2016-04-25AD33900ND
2016-04-25AD33902ND
2016-04-25AD33901ND
2016-04-25AD33903ND
2016-11-09AD57315ND
2017-01-23AD65998ND
2017-01-23AD65999ND
2017-04-27AD81414ND
2017-04-27AD81415ND
2017-04-27AD81409ND
2019-02-06AE53087ND
2019-02-06AE53090ND
2019-02-06AE53086ND
2019-02-06AE53088ND
2019-02-06AE53089ND
2019-09-12AE83131ND
2019-09-30AE85008ND