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Comparison of Parametric Values

This document compares parametric values for drinking water quality standards set by various international organizations and countries. It lists parameters such as heavy metals, pesticides, and other chemicals. For each parameter, it provides the guideline values or limits according to the World Health Organization, European Union, United States, China, and Canada. Some cells are left blank, indicating no limit is listed for that parameter by that organization or country.

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Comparison of Parametric Values

This document compares parametric values for drinking water quality standards set by various international organizations and countries. It lists parameters such as heavy metals, pesticides, and other chemicals. For each parameter, it provides the guideline values or limits according to the World Health Organization, European Union, United States, China, and Canada. Some cells are left blank, indicating no limit is listed for that parameter by that organization or country.

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Comparison of parametric values

World Health European United


Parameter Table China Canada [14]
Organization Union States

1,2-dichloroethane " 3.0 μg/l 5 μg/l " "

Acrylamide " 0.10 μg/l TT** " "

no limit
Aluminium Al 0,2 mg/l
listed

Antimony Sb ns 5.0 μg/l 6.0 μg/l " 6.00 μg/l

Arsenic As 10μg/l 10 μg/l 10μg/l 50μg/l 10.0 μg/l

Barium Ba 700μg/l ns 2 mg/L " 1.00 mg/L

Benzene 10μg/l 1.0 μg/l 5 μg/l " "

0.0028
Benzo(a)pyrene " 0.010 μg/l 0.2 μg/l "
μg/l

Beryllium Be "

Boron B 2.4 mg/l 1.0 mg/L " " 5.00 mg/L

Bromate " 10 μg/l 10 μg/l " "

Cadmium Cd 3 μg/l 5 μg/l 5 μg/l 5 μg/l 5.00 μg/l


Calcium Ca 200 mg/L

50 μg/l
Chromium Cr 50μg/l 50 μg/l 0.1 mg/L 0.050 mg/L
(Cr6)

Cobalt Co "

Copper Cu " 2.0 mg/l 1.3 mg/l* 1 mg/l 1.00 mg/L

Cyanide " 50 μg/l 0.2 mg/L 50 μg/l "

Epichlorohydrin " 0.10 μg/l TT** " "

Fluoride 1.5 mg/l 1.5 mg/l 4 mg/l 1 mg/l "

no limit
Gold Au
listed

0–75 mg/L
hardness CaCO3
= soft

Iron Fe 0,2 mg/l 0.300 mg/L

no limit
Lanthanum La
listed

Lead Pb " 10 μg/l 15 μg/l* 10 μg/l 10.0 μg/l

Magnesium Mg 50.0 mg/L

Manganese Mn 0, 05 mg/l 0.050 mg/L


Mercury Hg 6 μg/l 1 μg/l 2 μg/l 0.05 μg/l 1.00 μg/l

no limit
Molybdenum Mo
listed

no limit
Nickel Ni " 20 μg/l " "
listed

10 mg/L 10 mg/L
Nitrate 50 mg/l 50 mg/l "
(as N) (as N)

1 mg/L
Nitrite " 0.50 mg/l " "
(as N)

Pesticides — Total " 0.50 μg/l " " "

Pesticides
" 0.10 μg/ l " " "
(individual)

pH 6.5 to 8.5

no limit
Phosphorus P
listed

Polycyclic aromatic
" 0.10 μg/ " " "
hydrocarbons l

no limit
Potassium K
listed

no limit
Scandium Sc
listed

Selenium Se 40 μg/l 10 μg/l 50 μg/l 10 μg/l 10.0 μg/l


no limit
Silicon Si
listed

Silver Ag 0.050 mg/L

Sodium Na 200 mg/L

no limit
Strontium Sr
listed

Tetrachloroethene
40μg/l 10 μg/l " " "
and Trichloroethene

no limit
Tin Sn
listed

no limit
Titanium Ti
listed

no limit
Tungsten W
listed

Uranium U 0.10 mg/L

no limit
Vanadium V
listed

Zinc Zn 5.00 mg/L

vinyl chloride 0,50 μg/l


chlorides 250 mg/l

2500 μS
electrical
cm-1 at
conductivity
20 °C

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