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Annex 6: Water quality standards
Standards European and WHO drinking water quality
WHO standards EU standards
1993 1998
Suspended solids *** ***
COD *** ***
BOD *** ***
Oxidisability
5.0 mg/l O2
Grease/oil *** ***
Turbidity *** <5
pH *** 6.5 – 8.5
Conductivity 250 microS/cm 250 microS/cm
Color Pt-Co *** 15
Dissolved oxygen *** >75% sat
Hardness CaCO3 *** 150 – 500
TDS *** ***
Aluminium (Al) 0.2 mg/l 0.2 mg/l
Ammonia (NH4) *** 0.50 mg/l
Antimony (Sb) 0.005 mg/l 0.005 mg/l
Arsenic (As) 0.01 mg/l 0.01 mg/l
Barium (Ba) 0.3 mg/l ***
Beryllium (Be) *** ***
Boron (B) 0.3 mg/l 1.00 mg/l
Bromate (Br) *** 0.01 mg/l
Cadmium (Cd) 0.003 mg/l 0.005 mg/l
Chromium (Cr) 0.05 mg/l 0.05 mg/l
cations
Dryden Aqua Ltd
Butlerfield-Bonnyrigg,
Edinburgh EH19 3JQ Scotland
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(positive ions)