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Indian Standard Specifications For Drinking Water IS: 10500: S.NO. Parameter Requirement Desirable Limit Remarks

The document outlines the Indian Standard Specifications for Drinking Water, listing 27 parameters and their requirements and acceptable relaxation limits. The parameters include items like color, turbidity, pH, hardness, specific metals and minerals, anionic detergents, hydrocarbons, chlorine, and pesticides. Relaxation limits are provided for most parameters if alternate sources are not available or if toxic substances are suspected.

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Indian Standard Specifications For Drinking Water IS: 10500: S.NO. Parameter Requirement Desirable Limit Remarks

The document outlines the Indian Standard Specifications for Drinking Water, listing 27 parameters and their requirements and acceptable relaxation limits. The parameters include items like color, turbidity, pH, hardness, specific metals and minerals, anionic detergents, hydrocarbons, chlorine, and pesticides. Relaxation limits are provided for most parameters if alternate sources are not available or if toxic substances are suspected.

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INDIAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR DRINKING WATER IS: 10500

S.NO. Parameter Requirement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Colour Turbidity pH Total Hardness Calcium as Ca Magnesium as Mg Copper as Cu Iron Manganese Chlorides Sulphates Nitrates Fluoride Remarks desirable Limit 5 May be extended up to 50 if toxic substances are suspected 10 May be relaxed up to 25 in the absence of alternate 6.5 to 8.5 May be relaxed up to 9.2 in the absence 300 May be extended up to 600 75 May be extended up to 200 30 May be extended up to 100 0.05 May be relaxed up to 1.5 0.3 May be extended up to 1 0.1 May be extended up to 0.5 250 May be extended up to 1000 150 May be extended up to 400 45 No relaxation 0.6 to 1.2 If the limit is below 0.6 water should be rejected, Max. Limit is extended to 1.5 0.001 May be relaxed up to 0.002 0.001 No relaxation 0.01 No relaxation 0.01 No relaxation 0.05 No relaxation 0.05 No relaxation 0.1 No relaxation 5.0 May be extended up to 10.0 0.2 May be relaxed up to 1 0.05 -- -0.01 0.2 Absent -No relaxation

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

Phenols Mercury Cadmium Selenium Arsenic Cyanide Lead Zinc Anionic detergents (MBAS) Chromium as Cr+6 Poly nuclear aromatic Hydrocarbons Mineral Oil Residual free Chlorine Pesticides Radio active

May be relaxed up to 0.03 Applicable only when water is chlorinated ---

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