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MALAYSIA STANDARD (mg/l (unless

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Parameter

Short Name

Group

Activities

Raw Water

Treated Water

Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

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5000 MPN /

0 in 100

100 ml

ml

5000 MPN /

0 in 100

100 m

ml

1000 NTU

5 NTU

300 TCU

15 TCU

PH

5.50000

9.00000

6.50000

9.00000

Free Residual Chlorine

BCl

0.20000

5.00000

Temperature

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium perfringens

(including spores)

(including spores)

Absent

Coliform bacteria

Coliform bacteria

Colony count 22

Colony count 22

Conductivity

Conductivity

Enterococci

Enterococci

Odour

Odour

Negara

Taste

Taste

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Oxidisability

Oxidisability

Total Dissolved Solids

TDS

0.00000 1500.00000

0.00000 1000.00000

Chloride

Cl

0.00000

250.00000

0.00000

250.00000

Ammonia

NH3-N

0.00000

1.50000

0.00000

1.50000

Nitrat

NO3-N

0.00000

10.00000

0.00000

10.00000

Ferum/Iron

Fe

0.00000

1.00000

0.00000

0.30000

Fluoride

Fl

0.00000

1.50000

0.40000

0.60000

Hardness

Keliatan

0.00000

500.00000

0.00000

500.00000

Aluminium

Al

0.00000

0.20000

Links
Malaysia Government

Total Coliform

TC

E.coli

E.coli

Turbidity

NTU

Color

TCU

PH

http://www.gov.my/
Ministry of Health Malaysia
http://www.moh.gov.my/
Engineering Division, Ministry of
Health
http://engineering.moh.gov.my/
Ministry of Energy, Water and
Communications
http://www.ktak.gov.my/
Water Supply Branch, Public
Works Department (JBA)
http://www.jba.gov.my/
Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air

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Manganese

Mn

0.00000

0.20000

0.00000

0.10000

COD

0.00000

10.00000

MBAS

0.00000

1.00000

0.00000

1.00000

BOD

0.00000

6.00000

NO2

TOC

Mercury

Hg

0.00000

0.00100

0.00000

0.00100

Cadmium

Cd

0.00000

0.00300

0.00000

0.00300

Arsenic

As

0.00000

0.01000

0.00000

0.01000

Cyanide

Cn

0.00000

0.07000

0.00000

0.07000

Plumbum/Lead

Pb

0.00000

0.05000

0.00000

0.01000

Chromium

Cr

0.00000

0.05000

0.00000

0.05000

Cuprum/Copper

Cu

0.00000

1.00000

0.00000

1.00000

Zinc

Zn

0.00000

3.00000

0.00000

3.00000

Natrium/Sodium

Na

0.00000

200.00000

0.00000

200.00000

Sulphate

SO4

0.00000

250.00000

0.00000

250.00000

Selenium

Se

0.00000

0.01000

0.00000

0.01000

Argentum

Ag

0.00000

0.05000

0.00000

0.05000

Magnesium

Mg

0.00000

150.00000

0.00000

150.00000

Mineral Oil

MykMin

0.00000

0.30000

0.00000

0.30000

Chloroform

CHCl3

0.00000

0.20000

Bromoform

CHBR3

0.00000

0.10000

Dibromoklorometana

CHBr2Cl

0.00000

0.10000

Bromodiklorometana

CHCl2Br

0.00000

0.06000

Fenol/Phenol

Fenol

0.00000

0.00200

0.00000

0.00200

Antimony

Sb

0.005

Nickel

Ni

0.02

Dibromoacetonitrile

CHBrN

0.1

Dichloroacetic acid

C2H2CI202

0.05

Dichloroacetonitrile

ClCHCN

0.09

Trichloroacetic acid

CClCOOH

0.1

Trichloroacetonitrile

CClN

0.001

Trihalomethanes - Total

TTHM

Aldrin / Dealdrin

Aldrin / Dealdrin

0.00000

0.00003

0.00000

0.00003

DDT

DDT

0.00000

0.00200

0.00000

0.00200

H & HE

0.00000

0.00003

0.00000

0.00003

Methoxychlor

Methoxychlor

0.00000

0.02000

0.00000

0.02000

Lindane

Lindane

0.00000

0.00200

0.00000

0.00200

Chlordane

Chlordane

0.00000

0.00020

0.00000

0.00020

Endosulfan

Endosulfan

0.00000

0.03000

0.00000

0.03000

Hexachlorobenzena

Hexachlorobenzena

0.00000

0.00100

0.00000

0.00100

1,2-dichloroethane

C2H4Cl2

0.00000

0.03000

2,4,5-T

C8H6Cl2O3

0.00000

0.00900

2,4,6-trichlorophenol

CHClOH/CHClO

0.00000

0.20000

2,4-D

C8H6Cl2O3

0.00000

0.03000

0.00000

0.03000

Chemical Oxygen
Demand
Anionic Detergent MBAS
Biological Oxygen
Demand
Nitrite
Total organic carbon
(TOC)

Heptachlor & Heptachlor

Epoxide

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2,4-DB

C8H6Cl2O3

0.00000

0.09000

2,4-dichlorophenol

C6H4Cl2O

0.00000

0.09000

Acrylamide

C3H5NO

0.00000

0.00050

Alachlor

C14H20ClNO2

0.00000

0.02000

Aldicarb

Aldicarb

0.00000

0.01000

Benzene

Benzene

0.00000

0.01000

Carbofuran

C12H15NO3

0.00000

0.00700

MCPA

CHClO

0.00000

0.00200

Pendimethalin

C13H19N3O4

0.00000

0.02000

Pentachlorophenol

C6Cl5OH

0.00000

0.00900

Permethrin

Permethrin

0.00000

0.02000

Pesticides

Pesticides

Pesticides - Total

Pesticides - Total

Polycyclic aromatic

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

hydrocarbons

Propanil

C3H8O

0.00000

0.02000

CHCl

Vinyl chloride

CH:CHCl

0.00000

0.00500

Gross alpha ()

Gross alpha ()

0.00000

0.1Bq/l

0.00000

0.1Bq/l

Gross beta ()

Gross beta ()

0.00000

1.0 Bq/l

0.00000

1.0 Bq/l

Tritium

Tritium

Total indicative dose

Total indicative dose

Tetrachloroethene and
Trichloroethene

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