Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Chlorophenols

Water Quality

Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Chlorophenols

Table 1.1.1 Summary: Water Quality Guidelines for Chlorophenols

Water Use	Guidelines (µg/L, max.)
Raw Drinking Water
aesthetic guidelines (taste and odor)	MCPs *	0.1
	DCPs*	0.3
	TCPs*	2
	TTCPs*	1
	PCP	30
toxicity guidelines	2,4-DCP	900
	2,4,6-TCP	5
	2,3,4,6-TTCP	100
	PCP	60
Wildlife and Livestock Water
aesthetic guidelines	use raw drinking water aesthetic guidelines
toxicity guidelines	MCPs	1600
	DCPs	4000
	TCPs	1800
	TTCPs	3500
	PCPs	1500
Aquatic Life: Fresh/Marine/Estuarine
toxicity guidelines for aquatic life	all CPs	use Table 2
flavour impairment guidelines for fish muscle	all CPs	use Table 3
flavour impairment guidelines for water where crustaceans or shellfish are harvested	MCPs	0.1
	DCPs	0.2
	TCPs	use Table 2
	TTCPs	use Table 2
	PCP	use Table 2
Irrigation	none set
Recreation	use raw drinking water
secondary contact, aesthetic uses, but no harvesting of aquatic life	MCPs	0.3
	DCPs	0.3
	TCPs	11
	TTCPs	600
	PCP	860
Industrial
food processing other industrial uses	use raw drinking water aesthetic guidelines none set