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INTERIM NATIONAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MALAYSIA (INWQS) Classes

Parameters Ammonical Nitrogen BOD COD DO pH Colour Electrical Conductivity Floatables Odour Salinity Taste Total Dissolved Solids Total Suspended Solids Temperature Turbidity Faecal Caliform* Total Coliform Note:N (Units) mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l TCU mmhos/cm o/ oo

l 0.1 1 10 7 6.5-8.5 15 1000 N N 0.5 N 500 25 5 10 100

llA 0.3 3 25 5-7 6.5 - 9.5 150 1000 N N 1 N 1000 50 Normal +2 50 100 5000

llB 0.3 3 25 5-7 6-9 150

lll 0.9 6 50 3-5 5-9

lV 2.7 12 100 <3 5-9

V >2 > 12 > 100 <1

N N N 50 50 400 50000 150 Normal +2 5000 (2000)@ 50000

6000 300 5000 (2000) 50000

> 300 >50000

mg/l mg/l
oC

NTU counts/100ml counts/100ml

No visible floatable materials/debris or No objectionable odour or No objectionable taste Geometric Mean Maximum not to be exceeded

* @

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Classes Parameters (Units) l A1 As Ba Cd Cr(Vl) Cr(lll) Cu Hardness Ca Mg Na K Fe mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l A mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l L mg/l mg/l 0.3 1 1 (leaf) 5 (others) 5 0.2 B O V E T U R A 0.05 1 250 2.5 0.2 3 SAR A V E L S N llA / llB 0.05 1 0.01 0.01 lll@ (0.06) 0.4 (0.05) 0.01* (0.001) 1.4 (0.05) lV 0.5 0.1 0.01 0.1 L E V

Pb Mn

mg/l mg/l

0.05 0.1

0.02* (0.01) 0.2

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Hg Ni Se Ag Sn U Zn B Cl Cl2 CN F NO2 NO3 P Si SO4 S CO2 Gross-a Gross-b Ra-266 Sr-90

mg/l mg/l mg/l E mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l L mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l mg/l Bq/l Bq/l Bq/l Bq/l V E L

0.001 0.05 0.01 0.05 -

0.004 (0.0001) 0.9* 0.25 0.0002 0.004 0.4* (3.4) (0.02) 0.06 (0.02) 10 0.4 (0.03) 0.1 (0.001) -

0.002 IV 0.2 0.02 2 0.8 80 1 5 -

5 1 200 0.02 1.5 0.4 7 0.2 50 250 0.05 0.1 1 < 0.1 <1

Note:@

Maximum (unbracketed) and 24-hour average (bracketed) concentrations

INTERIM NATIONAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MALAYSIA (INWQS) (continued)

Classes
Parameters (Units) l CCE MBA/BAS O&G (mineral) O&G (emulsified / edible) PCB Phenol Aldrin/Dieldrin BHC Chlordane t-DDT m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l L E V E L S N A T U R A L llA / llB 500 500 40;N 7000;N 0.1 10 0.02 2 0.08 0.1 lll@ 5000 (200) N N 6 (0.05) 0.2 (0.01) 9 (0.1) 2 (0.02) 1 (0.01) lV A B O V E IV L E V E L S V

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Endosulfan Heptachlor/Epoxide Lindane 2,4-D 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-TP Paraquat Note:N @ Class l

m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l m g/l

10 0.05 2 70 10 4 10

0.9 (0.06) 3 (0.4) 450 160 850 1800

Free from visible film, sheen, discoloration and deposits Maximum (unbracketed) and 24-hr average (bracketed) concentrations Uses Conservation of natural environment Water supply l - practically no treatment necessary (except by disinfection of boiling only) Fishery l - very sensitive aquatic species

llA

Water supply ll - conventional treatment required Fishery ll sensitive aquatic species

llB lll

Recreational use with body contact Water supply lll - extensive treatment required Fishery lll - common, of economic value and tolerant species Irrigation None of the above

lV V

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