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Water Quality Standards for drinking water in Korea (60 Items)

Water Quality Standards for drinking water in Korea (60 Items)
No Items Water Quality Standard
1 Total colony counts(in 35℃) 100 CFU/mL Below
2 Total Coliforms Non Detection/100 mL
3 Fecal coliforms Non Detection/100 mL
4 E.coli Non Detection/100 mL
5 Phenols 0.005 mg/L Below
6 Diazinon 0.02 mg/L Below
7 Parathion 0.06 mg/L Below
8 Fenitrothion 0.04 mg/L Below
9 Cabaryl 0.07 mg/L Below
10 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.1 mg/L Below
11 Tetrachloroethylene 0.01 mg/L Below
12 Trichloroethylene 0.03 mg/L Below
13 Dichloromethane 0.02 mg/L Below
14 Benzene 0.01 mg/L Below
15 Toluene 0.7 mg/L Below
16 Ethylbenzene 0.3 mg/L Below
17 Xylenes 0.5 mg/L Below
18 1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.03 mg/L Below
19 Carbontetrachloride 0.002 mg/L Below
20 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane 0.003 mg/L Below
21 1,4-dioxane 0.05 mg/L Below
22 Chlorine 4.0 mg/L Below
23 Total Trihalomethanes(TTHMs) 0.1 mg/L Below
24 Chloroform 0.08 mg/L Below
25 Bromodichloromethane 0.03 mg/L Below
26 Dibromochloromethane 0.1 mg/L Below
27 Chloral hydrate 0.03 mg/L Below
28 Dibromoacetonitrile 0.1 mg/L Below
29 Dichloroacetonitrile 0.09 mg/L Below
30 Trichloroacetonitrile 0.004 mg/L Below
31 Haloacetic acids(HAAs) 0.1 mg/L Below
32 Formaldehyde 0.5 mg/L Below
33 Lead 0.01 mg/L Below
34 Fluoride 1.5 mg/L Below
35 Arsenic 0.01 mg/L Below
36 Selenium 0.01 mg/L Below
37 Mercury 0.001 mg/L Below
38 Cyanide 0.01 mg/L Below
39 Chromium 0.05 mg/L Below
40 Ammonia (NH4+) 0.5 mg/L Below
41 Nitrate (as NO3-) 10 mg/L Below
42 Cadmium 0.005 mg/L Below
43 Boron 1.0 mg/L Below
44 Bromate 0.01 mg/L Below
45 Total Hardness 300 mg/L Below
46 Permanganate value 10 mg/L Below
47 Odor There is no odor other than odor due to disinfection
48 Taste There should be no taste other than the taste due to disinfection
49 Copper 1 mg/L Below
50 Color 5degree Below
51 Foaming agent(anionic surfactant) 0.5 mg/L Below
52 pH 5.8 - 8.5
53 Zinc 3 mg/L Below
54 Chloride 250 mg/L Below
55 Total dissolved solids 500 mg/L Below
56 Iron 0.3 mg/L Below
57 Manganese 0.05 mg/L Below
58 Turbidity 0.5 NTU Below
59 Sulfate 200 mg/L Below
60 Aluminium 0.2 mg/L Below