{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007/schedule-2/part-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2785",
  "legislation_title": "The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/natural-mineral-water-spring-water-and-bottled-drinking-water-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/3",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Parametric concentrations for chemical parameters",
  "text": "Parameter\nParametric concentration\nUnit of measurement\nFurther provision\nAcrylamide\n0.10\nµg/l\nAntimony\n5.0\nµg Sb/l\nArsenic\n10\nµg As/l\nBenzene\n1.0\nµg/l\nBenzo(a)pyrene\n0.010\nµg/l\nBoron\n1.0\nmg/l\nBromate\n10\nµg/l BrO3/l\nCadmium\n5.0\nµg Cd/l\nChromium\n50\nµg Cr/l\nCopper\n2.0\nmg Cu/l\nCyanide\n50\nµg CN/l\n1,2-dichloroethane\n3.0\nµg/l\nEpichlorohydrin\n0.10\nµg/l\nFluoride\n1.5\nmg F/l\nLead\n10\nµg Pb/l\nMercury\n1.0\nµg Hg/l\nNickel\n20\nµg Ni/l\nNitrate\n50\nmg NO3/l\nThe concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1.\nNitrite\n0.50\nmg NO2/l\nThe concentration (mg/l) of nitrate divided by 50 added to the concentration (mg/l) of nitrite divided by 3 must not exceed 1.\nPesticides—\nOnly those pesticides which are likely to be present in a given water must be monitored.\n(a) individual substances—\n(i) in the case of aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide\n0.030\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide.\n(ii) in the case of other individual pesticides\n0.10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to each individual pesticide.\n(b) total pesticides\n0.50\nµg/l\nThe concentration for “total pesticides” refers to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual pesticides detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons\n0.10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nSelenium\n10\nµg Se/l\nTetrachloroethene and trichloroethene\n10\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of both of the parameters specified in the first column.\nTrichloromethanes\n100\nµg/l\nThe parametric concentration applies to the total sum of the concentrations of all the individual trichloromethanes\ndetected and quantified in the monitoring procedure.\nVinyl chloride\n0.50\nµg/l",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (6.4.2018) by The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/352), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2785/schedule/2/part/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:43:33.929717+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}