Part B Chemical parameters
United Kingdom
| Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). | |||
| Parameter | Parametric value | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylamide | 0,10 | μg/l | The parametric value of 0,10 μg/l refers to the residual monomer concentration in the water as calculated according to specifications of the maximum release from the corresponding polymer in contact with the water. |
| Antimony | 10 | μg/l | |
| Arsenic | 10 | μg/l | |
| Benzene | 1,0 | μg/l | |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 0,010 | μg/l | |
| Bisphenol A | 2,5 | μg/l | |
| Boron | 1,5 | mg/l | A parametric value of 2,4 mg/l shall be applied when desalinated water is the predominant water source of the supply system concerned or in regions where geological conditions could lead to high levels of boron in groundwater. |
| Bromate | 10 | μg/l | |
| Cadmium | 5,0 | μg/l | |
| Chlorate | 0,25 | mg/l | A parametric value of 0,70 mg/l shall be applied where a disinfection method that generates chlorate, in particular chlorine dioxide, is used for disinfection of water intended for human consumption. Where possible, without compromising disinfection, Member States shall strive for a lower value. This parameter shall be measured only if such disinfection methods are used. |
| Chlorite | 0,25 | mg/l | A parametric value of 0,70 mg/l shall be applied where a disinfection method that generates chlorite, in particular chlorine dioxide, is used for disinfection of water intended for human consumption. Where possible, without compromising disinfection, Member States shall strive for a lower value. This parameter shall be measured only if such disinfection methods are used. |
| Chromium | 25 | μg/l | The parametric value of 25 μg/l shall be met, at the latest, by 12 January 2036. The parametric value for chromium until that date shall be 50 μg/l. |
| Copper | 2,0 | mg/l | |
| Cyanide | 50 | μg/l | |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 3,0 | μg/l | |
| Epichlorohydrin | 0,10 | μg/l | The parametric value of 0,10 μg/l refers to the residual monomer concentration in the water as calculated according to specifications of the maximum release from the corresponding polymer in contact with the water. |
| Fluoride | 1,5 | mg/l | |
| Haloacetic acids (HAAs) | 60 | μg/l | This parameter shall be measured only when disinfection methods that can generate HAAs are used for the disinfection of water intended for human consumption. It is the sum of the following five representative substances: monochloro-, dichloro-, and trichloro-acetic acid, and mono- and dibromo-acetic acid. |
| Lead | 5 | μg/l | The parametric value of 5 μg/l shall be met, at the latest, by 12 January 2036. The parametric value for lead until that date shall be 10 μg/l. |
| After that date, the parametric value of 5 μg/l shall be met at least at the point of supply to the domestic distribution system. For the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 11(2), the parametric value of 5 μg/l at the tap shall apply. | |||
| Mercury | 1,0 | μg/l | |
| Microcystin-LR | 1,0 | μg/l | This parameter shall be measured only in the event of potential blooms in source water (increasing cyanobacterial cell density or bloom forming potential). |
| Nickel | 20 | μg/l | |
| Nitrate | 50 | mg/l | Member States shall ensure that the condition [nitrate]/50 + [nitrite]/3 ≤ 1, where the square brackets signify the concentrations in mg/l for nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2), is complied with and that the parametric value of 0,10 mg/l for nitrites is complied with ex water treatment works. |
| Nitrite | 0,50 | mg/l | Member States shall ensure that the condition [nitrate]/50 + [nitrite]/3 ≤ 1, where the square brackets signify the concentrations in mg/l for nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2), is complied with and that the parametric value of 0,10 mg/l for nitrites is complied with ex water treatment works. |
| Pesticides | 0,10 | μg/l | ‘Pesticides’ means:
and their metabolites as defined in point (32) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1, that are considered relevant for water intended for human consumption. A pesticide metabolite shall be deemed relevant for water intended for human consumption if there is reason to consider that it has intrinsic properties comparable to those of the parent substance in terms of its pesticide target activity or that either itself or its transformation products generate a health risk for consumers. |
| The parametric value of 0,10 μg/l shall apply to each individual pesticide. In the case of aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, the parametric value shall be 0,030 μg/l. Member States shall define a guidance value to manage the presence of non-relevant metabolites of pesticides in water intended for human consumption. Only pesticides which are likely to be present in a given supply need to be monitored. Based on the data reported by Member States, the Commission may establish a database of pesticides and their relevant metabolites taking into account their possible presence in water intended for human consumption. | |||
| Pesticides Total | 0,50 | μg/l | ‘Pesticides Total’ means the sum of all individual pesticides, as defined in the previous row, detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure. |
| PFAS Total | 0,50 | μg/l | ‘PFAS Total’ means the totality of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This parametric value shall only apply once technical guidelines for monitoring this parameter are developed in accordance with Article 13(7). Member States may then decide to use either one or both of the parameters ‘PFAS Total’ or ‘Sum of PFAS’. |
| Sum of PFAS | 0,10 | μg/l | ‘Sum of PFAS’ means the sum of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances considered a concern as regards water intended for human consumption listed in point 3 of Part B of Annex III. This is a subset of ‘PFAS Total’ substances that contain a perfluoroalkyl moiety with three or more carbons (i.e. –CnF2n–, n ≥ 3) or a perfluoroalkylether moiety with two or more carbons (i.e. –CnF2nOCmF2m–, n and m ≥ 1). |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | 0,10 | μg/l | Sum of concentrations of the following specified compounds: benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(ghi)perylene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene. |
| Selenium | 20 | μg/l | A parametric value of 30 μg/l shall be applied for regions where geological conditions could lead to high levels of selenium in groundwater. |
| Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene | 10 | μg/l | The sum of concentrations of these two parameters. |
| Trihalomethanes Total | 100 | μg/l | Where possible, without compromising disinfection, Member States shall strive for a lower parametric value. It is the sum of concentrations of the following specified compounds: chloroform, bromoform, dibromochloromethane and bromodichloromethane. |
| Uranium | 30 | μg/l | |
| Vinyl chloride | 0,50 | μg/l | The parametric value of 0,50 μg/l refers to the residual monomer concentration in the water as calculated according to specifications of the maximum release from the corresponding polymer in contact with the water. |
Annotations
Footnotes
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Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).