Guidelines |
Source, Type of Guideline or Effect |
References |
Phenolics |
||
1.0 µg/L |
IJC-1974 |
677 |
Sum of all Chlorophenols |
||
2.0 µg/L |
Canada, H&W-1978, BC-1982 |
328, 329 |
2-MCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
Chemosphere: 15-1986 taste, US EPA-1979, 1980 & 1986 organoleptic, criterion |
335, 364, 672, 696 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC, odour & taste |
225 |
3-MCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
Chemosphere: 15-1986 taste, US EPA-1979,1980 & 1987 criterion |
335, 672, 694, 695 |
4-MCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
Chemosphere: 15-1986 taste, US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 &1987 criterion |
335, 672, 694, 695, 696 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC, odour & taste |
225 |
2,3-DCP |
||
0.04 µg/L |
US EPA-1979,1980,1986 & 1987 criterion |
672, 694, 695, 696 |
2.0 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
2,4-DCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
Chemosphere: 15-1986 potability limit |
335 |
0.3 µg/L |
Canada-1987 aesthetics, Chemosphere: 15-1986 taste, US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 & 1987 criterion |
110, 335, 672, 694, 695, 696 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 taste & odour, Chemosphere: 15-1986 taste |
225, 335 |
2.0 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
10.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC |
225 |
900 µg/L |
Canada-1987 MAC |
110 |
3000 µg/L |
WHO-1984 toxicity |
225 |
3090 µg/L |
US EPA-1980, 1986 & 1987 toxicity |
694, 695, 696 |
2,5-DCP |
||
0.5 µg/L |
US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 & 1987 criterion |
672, 694, 695, 696 |
2.0 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
2,6-TCP |
||
0.2 µg/L |
US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 & 1987 criterion |
672, 694, 695, 696 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC, taste |
225 |
2.0 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
10.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 odour |
225 |
Table 6.3 (continued)
Guidelines |
Source, Type of Guideline or Effect |
References |
3,4-DCP |
||
0.3 µg/L |
US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 & 1987 criterion |
672, 694, 695, 696 |
2.0 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
TCPs |
||
0.4 µg/L |
USSR-1970 organoleptic |
424 |
35 µg/day |
IJC-1986 ADI per adult |
227 |
2,3,6-TCP |
||
0.4 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
2,4,5-TCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC |
225 |
0.4 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 taste, US EPA-1979, 1980, 1986 & 1987 criterion |
225, 672, 694, 695, 696 |
100 µg/L |
WHO-1984 odour, US EPA-1980 organoleptic |
225, 372 |
2600 µg/L |
WHO-1984 toxicity, US EPA-1980, 1980, 1986 & 1987 public health |
225, 372, 694, 695, 696 |
7000 µg/kg |
Chemosphere: 14-1985 ADI, adult |
226 |
2,4,6-TCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
WHO-1984 aesthetics |
225 |
0.12 µg/L |
US EPA-1980, 1986 & 1987 carcinogenicity lifetime risk increase of 10-7 |
694, 695, 696 |
0.4 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC, taste |
225 |
1.2 µg/L |
US EPA-1980, 1986 & 1987 carcinogenicity lifetime risk increase of 10-6 |
694, 695, 696 |
2.0 µg/L |
US EPA-1979 criterion, Canada-1987 & 1989 aesthetic, US EPA-1980, 1980, 1986 & 1987 organoleptic |
110, 373, 672, 690, 694, 695, 696 |
5.0 µg/L |
Canada-1987 and 1989 MAC |
110, 690 |
10.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC |
225 |
12 µg/L |
US EPA-1980, 1986 & 1987 carcinogenicity lifetime risk increase of 10-5 |
694, 695, 696 |
12.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 carcinogenicity |
225 |
62.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 ADI |
225 |
100 µg/L |
WHO-1984 odour |
225 |
Table 6.3 (continued)
Guidelines |
Source, Type of Guideline or Effect |
References |
2,3,4,6-TTCP |
||
0.1 µg/L |
WHO-1984 (MAC) |
225 |
1.0 µg/L |
Canada-1987 & 1989 aesthetics, WHO-1984 taste,
|
110, 225, 672, 690, 694, 695, 696 |
100 µg/L |
Canada-1987 & 1989 MAC |
110, 690 |
1000 µg/L |
WHO-1984 odour |
225 |
2,3,4,5,6-PCP |
||
1.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC |
225 |
2.0 µg/L |
Canada-1978 MAC |
264 |
3.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 ADI |
225 |
3.0 µg/L |
US NAS-1977 ADI, adult |
224 |
10.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 MAC |
225, 327 |
21.0 µg/L |
WHO-1984 toxicity, US NAS-1977 NAE |
224, 225 |
30.0 µg/L |
Canada-1987 & 1989 aesthetics, US EPA-1988 taste, US EPA-1980, 1980 & 1986 organoleptic |
110, 405, 414, 690, 694, 696 |
60 µg/L |
Canada-1987 & 1989 MAC |
110, 690 |
100 µg/L |
WHO-1984 taste |
225 |
220 µg/L |
US EPA-1986 MAC |
266 |
300 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |
680 µg/L |
US EPA-1984 MAC |
105 |
1000 µg/L |
WHO-1984 odour |
225 |
1010 µg/L |
US EPA-1980 toxicity |
414 |
1600 µg/L |
US EPA-1988 odour |
405 |
NaPCP |
||
5000 µg/L |
USSR-1973 organoleptic |
638 |