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Part B Chemical parameters

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ParameterParametric valueUnitNotes
Acrylamide0,1μg/lNote 1
Antimony5,0μg/l
Arsenic10μg/l
Benzene1,0μg/l
Benzo(a)pyrene0,01μg/l
Boron1,0mg/l
Bromate10μg/lNote 2
Cadmium5,0μg/l
Chromium50μg/l
Copper2,0mg/lNote 3
Cyanide50μg/l
1,2-dichloroethane3,0μg/l
Epichlorohydrin0,1μg/lNote 1
Fluoride1,5mg/l
Lead10μg/lNotes 3 and 4
Mercury1,0μg/l
Nickel20μg/lNote 3
Nitrate50mg/lNote 5
Nitrite0,5mg/lNote 5
Pesticides0,1μg/lNotes 6 and 7
Pesticides — Total0,5μg/lNotes 6 and 8
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons0,1μg/lSum of concentrations of specified compounds; Note 9
Selenium10μg/l
Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene10μg/lSum of concentrations of specified parameters
Trihalomethanes — Total100μg/lSum of concentrations of specified compounds; Note 10
Vinyl chloride0,5μg/lNote 1
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