The phrase "a decrease in silver" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in the quantity, value, or availability of silver, often in economic or market contexts.
Example: "The recent market analysis indicated a decrease in silver, prompting investors to reconsider their strategies."
Alternatives: "a drop in silver" or "a decline in silver".
According to Trefis analysis, the lower revenue and earnings were mainly the reflection of a decrease in silver shipments, driven by termination of the old San Dimas silver purchase agreement, coupled with the ceasing of silver production from Lagunas Norte, Veladero, and Pierina mines.
This, together with Boudinot's increased focus on smaller denominations, as well as a lull in private bullion deposits (the fledgling Mint's only source of bullion), caused a decrease in silver dollar production in 1796.
This dependence was attributed to a decrease in dissolved silver ion bioavailability and toxicity caused by its binding to cells and/or cell byproducts.
The decrease in the extraction of silver ions at a higher concentration of picric acid may be due to a competitive effect between hydronium ions (from picric acid) with silver ions, which causes a decrease in extraction efficiency of silver ions from aqueous phase to organic phase.
Due largely to a decrease in the amount of silver deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, coinage of silver dollars declined throughout the latter years of the 18th century.
Decrease in silver production and price realization: Silver was the biggest drag on WPM's revenue growth in 2018.
A decrease in cell viability is found in silver and neem doped glasses when compared with base glass at a concentration of 100 to 500 μg mL−1.
The film annealed at 500 °C manifested more remarkable Ag-redistribution, being represented by the decrease in population density of Ag-agglomerates on the surface and by the decrease in silver content towards to film/substrate interface.
Compared to plant extract, this peak showed a shift to lower frequency and a decrease in intensity on binding with the silver.
Drake and Hazelwood found that acute symptoms of overexposure to silver nitrate include a decrease in blood pressure, diarrhea, irritation of the stomach, and decreased respiration [ 26].
Cuba's economic crisis in the 1990s had a silver lining, scientists are reporting: a decrease in the rates of obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.
