EPA INTERIM PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
Parameter | Maximum level (mg/l) |
Arsenic................................................... | 0.05 |
Barium.................................................... | 1.0 |
Cadmium................................................ | 0.01 |
Chromium.............................................. | 0.05 |
Fluoride.................................................. | 1.4 - 2.4 |
Lead....................................................... | 0.05 |
Mercury.................................................. | 0.002 |
Nitrate (as N).......................................... | 10. |
Selenium................................................ | 0.01 |
Silver...................................................... | 0.05 |
Endrin..................................................... | 0.0002 |
Lindane.................................................. | 0.004 |
Methoxychlor.......................................... | 0.1 |
Toxaphene............................................. | 0.005 |
2,4 D....................................................... | 0.1 |
2,4,5-TP Silver....................................... | 0.01 |
Radium................................................... | 5 pCi/1 |
Gross Alpha........................................... | 15 pCi/1 |
Gross Beta............................................. | 4 millirem/yr |
Turbidity.................................................. | 1/TU |
Coliform Bacteria................................... | 1/100 ml |
Comment: Turbidity is applicable only to surface water supplies. |
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, ch. X, Appendices, app 27