NSF/ANSI
Standard
53 - Health
Effects
- Volatile
Organic
Chemicals
(VOC's)
included
by surrogate
testing*
Chemical Contaminant
Influent Challenge
NSF Maximum
Permissible
Concentration
(mg/L)
Level Concentration
(mg/L)
Carbofuran
0.190
0.001
Carbon tetrachloride
0.078
0.0018
Chloropicrin
0.015
0.0002
2,4, D
0.110
0.0017
Dibromochloropropane
(DBCP)
0.052
0.00002
p-Dichlorobenzene
0.040
0.001
1,2-Dichloroethane
0.088
0.0048
1,1 -Dichloroethylene
0.083
0.001
Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.170
0.0005
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.086
0.001
1,2-Dichloropropane
0.080
0.001
Cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene
0.079
0.001
Dinoseb
0.170
0.0002
Ethylene dibromide
(EDB)
0.044
0.00002
Haloacetonitriles
(HAN):
Bromochloroacetonitrile
0.022
0.0005
Dibromoacetonitrile
0.024
0.0006
Dichloroacetonitrile
0.0096
0.0002
Trichloroacetonitrile
0.015
0.0003
Haloketones
(HK):
1,1 -Dichloro-2-Propanone
0.0072
0.0001
1,1,1 -Trichloro-2-Propanone
0.0082
0.0003
Heptachlor (H-34, Heptox)
0.25
0.00001
Heptachlor epoxide
0.0107
0.0002
Hexachlorobutadiene
0.044
0.001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0.060
0.000002
Methoxychlor
0.05
0.0001
Pentachlorophenol
0.096
0.001
Simazine
0.120
0.004
Styrene
0.150
0.0005
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
0.081
0.001
Toluene
0.078
0.001
2,4,5 TP (Silvex)
0.270
0.0016
Tribromoacetic
Acid
0.042
0.001
1,2,4-Trich Iorobenzene
0.160
0.0005
1,1,1 -Trichloroethane
0.084
0.0046
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
0.150
0.0005
Trichloroethylene
0.180
0.0010
Xylenes
0.070
0.001
*Chloroform
was used as the surrogate chemical
for VOC reduction claims
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