Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Parameters INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 5 Hazen max unobjectionabl e agreeable 5 NTU max 0.2 mg/L Min as Residual Chlorine 6.5 8.5 500 mg/L max 300 mg/L max 75 mg/L 30 mg/L 200 mg/L max 250 mg/L max as Cl WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999 USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000 VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002 MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality
Colour Odour taste Turbidity Chlorine pH TDS Total Hardness as CaCO3 Calcium as Ca Magnesium as Mg Alkalinity Chloride
15 TCU* No guideline No guideline 5 NTU* No guideline No guideline 1000 mg/L* No guideline No guideline No guideline No guideline 250 mg/L *
Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Not mentioned 6.5-9.5 Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 250 mg/L
15 TCU
15 CU
2 NTU
6.5 8.5 500 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 250 mg/L
Parameters
INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 200 mg/L max as SO4 0.3 mg/L max as Fe Not mentioned 0.03 mg/L max as Al 0.01 mg/L max as As Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 1 mg/L max
VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002
MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality
Sulphate Iron Ammonia Aluminum Arsenic Antimony Asbestos Barium Beryllium Brass Boron
250 mg/L* 0.3 mg/L * 1.5mg/L* 0.2mg/L* 0.01 mg/L (P) 0.005 mg/L (P) No guideline 0.7 mg/L No guideline No guideline 0.3 mg/L
250 mg/L 0.3 mg/L Not mentioned 0.05 0.2 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.006 mg/L 7 MFL 2 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned
250 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.01 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 1 mg/L
250 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 1.5 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.005 mg/L Not mentioned 0.7 mg/L Not mentioned 2 mg/L Not mentioned
400 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned
Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L max as Cd 0.05 mg/L max as Cr 6+ 0.05 mg/L max as Cu 0.05 mg/L max as CN Not mentioned INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L max as Pb 0.1 mg/L max as Mn 0.001 pm max as Hg Not mentioned 0.02 mg/L# 0.01 mg/L max
0.025 mg/L (P) No guideline 0.003 mg/L 0.05 mg/L (P) 2 mg/L (P) 0.07 mg/L No guideline WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999
Zero Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.1 mg/L 1.3 mg/L 0.2 mg/L Not mentioned USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
0.01 mg/L Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Zero 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000 0.3 mg/L 0.003 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned 0.07 mg/L 2 mg/L VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002 Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 1.0 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality
No guideline 0.01 mg/L 0.5 mg/L (P) 0.001 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.01 mg/L
Not mentioned 0.015 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.002 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L
Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned Zero 0.01 mg/L
0.05 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.01 mg/L
Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L 0.1 mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L
Silver Sodium Potassium Thallium Zinc Anionic detergents Poly nuclear aromatic hydrocarbon Poly chlorinated bi phenyl Phenolic compounds Total Trihalomethane s
as Se Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 5 mg/L max as Zn 0.2 mg/L 0.0001 mg/L# 0.0005 mg/L# 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned
No guideline 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 3 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned
Not mentioned 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned
Parameters
INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 0.1 mg/L#
VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002
MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality
Trihalomethane s
0.1 mg/L
Not mentioned -
Not mentioned -
(bromoform) Trihalomethane s (chloroform) Acrylamide Benzene Benzo pyrene 1,2 dichloro ethane Epichlorohydrin Tetra chloro ethane Trichloroethane Vinyl chloride Carbon tetra chloride Dichloroethane Xylene Toluene Carbofuran Chlordane Chlorobenzene Ethyl benzene Parameters
0.2 mg/L# Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09)
0.2 mg/L 0.0005 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.0007 mg/L 0.03 mg/L 0.0004 mg/L (P) 0.04 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.005mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.7 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.3 mg/L 0.3 mg/L WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY
Not mentioned Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero 10 1 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Zero 0.1 mg/L 0.7 mg/L USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Not mentioned 0.0001 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.00001 mg/L 0.003 mg/L 0.0001 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.0005 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for
Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit Styrene Dibromo chloromethane Bromodichlorom ethane Monochloramine & di & trichloramine chlorine Dichloramine & Trichloramine chlorine Pesticides 1) Lindane 2) Endrin 3) Diquate 4) Glyphosphate 5) Heptachlor 6)Heptachlorep oxide 7) Picloram 8) Simazine 9) Toxaphene 10) 2,4,5 TP (Silvex) 11) Endothall 12) Alachlor 13) Atrazine 14) DDT 15) Aldrine/Dieldrin 16) Endosulphan 17) 0.1 mg/L# 0.06 mg/L# Not mentioned
1999
2000
Not mentioned absent 0.001 mgL# Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not Not Not Not mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned
Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.0002 mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.7 mg/L Zero Zero 0.5 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Zero mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.1 mg/L Zero 0.003 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned
Not mentioned mg/L Total Pesticide 0.0005mg/L) Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned
Not mentioned 0.02 mg/L # Not mentioned 0.001 mg/L # 0.002 mg/L 0.0004 mg/L 0.03 mg/L
# #
Chlorpyriphos 18) Malatheon 19) 2,4 D 20) Isoproturon 21) Alpha HCH 22) Beta HCH 23) Delts HCH 24 Monocrotophos 25) Ethion 26) Phorate 27) Butachlor Radioactive material Alpha, Beta, Radium 226 Radium 228 & Uranium Bacteria Coliforms Bacteria E.Coli Enterococci HPC-colony Clostridium perfringens (spores) Virus ProtozoaCryptosporidium ProtozoaGairdia
0.19 mg/L # 0.003 mg/L# 0.009 mg/L# 0.00001 mg/L# 0.00004 mg/L# 0.00004 mg/L# 0.001 mg/L# 0.003 mg/L# 0.002 mg/L# 0.125 mg/L# 0.1 Bq/L(permissib le limit) for Alpha & Beta only Nil /100ml nil Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not specified Not specified Not specified
0.03 mg/L 0.009 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.1 Bq/L for Alpha and 1 Bq/L for Beta
Not mentioned 0.07 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Zero
Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Tritium-100 Bq/Lb
Zero Zero No guideline Not mentioned Not mentioned No guidelineNo guideline No guideline
Zero Zero No guideline Not mentioned Not mentioned Zero Zero Zero
Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned
Zero
Zero
Blank/ = No standard /regulation available /prescribed * Level Likely To Give Consumer Complaints (P)-PROVISIONAL GUIDELINE VALUE # Second revision draft specification of IS 10500, 2005