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Contaminants Limit values
µg/L
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METALS AND METALLOIDS
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Antimony* (Sb) 6
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Arsenic* (As) 25
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Silver (Ag) 100
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Barium* (Ba) 1,000
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Boron* (B) 5,000
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Cadmium* (Cd) 5
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Total Chromium* (Cr) 50
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Copper (Cu) 1,000
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Manganese (Mn) 50
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Mercury* (Hg) 1
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Molybdenum (Mo) 70
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Nickel (Ni) 20
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Lead* (Pb) 10
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Selenium* (Se) 10
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Uranium* (U) 20
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Zinc (Zn) 5,000
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OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Bromates* 10
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Chloramines* 3,000
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Cyanides* 200
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Fluorides* 1,500
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Nitrates + Nitrites 10,000
(expressed in N)*
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Nitrites* (NO2-) 1,000
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Sulfides (H2S) 50
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VOLATILE MONOCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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Benzene* 5
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1,2-Dichlorobenzene* 200
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1,4-Dichlorobenzene* 5
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Ethylbenzene 2.4
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Monochlorobenzene* 80
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Styrene 20
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Toluene 24
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Xylenes 300
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VOLATILE CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
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Vinyl chloride* 2
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1,2-Dichloroethane* 5
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1,1-Dichloroethylene* 14
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1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 50
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1,2-Dichloropropane 5
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1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 2
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Dichloromethane* 50
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Tetrachloroethylene* 30
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Carbon tetrachloride* 5
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane 200
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5
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Trichloroethylene* 50
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CHLOROBENZENES
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Hexachlorobenzene 0.1
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Trichlorobenzenes (total) 20
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NON-CHLORINATED PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
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Phenol index 2
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CHLORINATED PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
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2,4-Dichlorophenol* 900
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Pentachlorophenol* (PCP) 60
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2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol* 100
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol* 5
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POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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Benzo (a) pyrene* 0.01
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POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB)
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Summation of the congeners 0.5
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PESTICIDES
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Aldicarb and its metabolites* 9
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Aldrin and dieldrin* 0.7
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Atrazine and its metabolites* 5
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Azinphos-methyl* 20
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Bendiocarb* 40
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Bromoxynil* 5
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Carbaryl* 90
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Carbofuran* 90
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Chlorpyrifos* 90
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Cyanazine* 10
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Diazinon* 20
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Dicamba* 120
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2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic 100
acid (2,4-D)*
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Diclofop-methyl* 9
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Dimethoate* 20
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Dinoseb* 10
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Diquat* 70
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Diuron* 150
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Glyphosate* 280
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Malathion* 190
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Methoxychlor* 900
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Metolachlor* 50
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Metribuzin* 80
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Paraquat (in dichlorides)* 10
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Parathion* 50
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Phorate* 2
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Picloram* 190
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Simazine* 10
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Terbufos* 1
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Trifluralin* 45
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OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
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Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)* 400
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Formaldehyde 900
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Total trihalomethanes* 80
(chloroform, bromodichloromethane,
chlorodibromomethane and bromoform)
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