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Microorganisms Contaminant MCLG MCL or Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL (unless 2 1 (mg/L) TT specified as short-term) 2 (mg/L) e TT
3 1
Cr ptosporidium
Ga
i e i a i
i i g, c a
a a d a i a feca a e
TT
Ga
i e i a i
i i g, c a
a a d a i a feca a e
He e aec
hic
/a
TT
f HPC ea e a a ge f bac e ia ha a e a a e e i he e i e
Legionella
TT
Legi
ai e' Di ea e, a
e f
ia
d a a i ae ; i ie i hea i g e
T a C if (i c di g feca c if a d E. Coli)
5.0%
N a hea h h ea i i e f; i i 5 bac e ia a be e e
ed
i dica e
he he
he
e ia
ha
T bidi
/a
TT
S i
ff
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mp om
ocia ed headache . (e.g., dia hea, omi ing, c amp ) H man and animal fecal a e
Ga
Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL Sources of Contaminant in (unless specified as short-term) Drinking Water Inc ea ed i k of cance B p od c of d inking di infec ion ae
B oma e
Chlo i e
0.8
1.0
Anemia; infan
em effec
ae
n/a
0.060
Inc ea ed i k of cance
ae
--> n/a
--> 0.080
em p oblem ; inc ea ed i k of
ae
MCL or TT 2 (mg/L)
Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL (unless specified as short-term) E e/no e i i a ion; omach di comfo , anemia
Chlo amine (a Cl )
2
MRDL=4.0
Chlo ine (a Cl )
2
MRDLG=4
MRDL=4.0
E e/no e i i a ion;
omach di comfo
MRDLG=0.8
MRDL=0.8
Anemia; infan
em effec
Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL (unless specified as short-term) Inc ea e in blood chole e ol; dec ea e in blood ga
Sources of Contaminant in Drinking Water Di cha ge f om pe ole m efine ie ; fi e e a dan ; ce amic ; elec onic ; olde
An imon
A enic
0.010 a of 01/23/06
em , and ma ha e
E o ion of na al depo i ; noff f om o cha d , noff f om gla & elec onic p od c ion a e
7 MFL
Inc ea e in blood p e
Be lli m
0.004
0.004
In e inal le ion
Di cha ge f om me al efine ie and coal-b ning fac o ie ; di cha ge f om elec ical, ae o pace, and defen e
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Co o ion of gal ani ed pipe ; e o ion of na al depo i ; di cha ge f om me al efine ie ; noff f om a e ba e ie and pain
Ch omi m ( o al)
0.1
0.1
Alle gic de ma i i
Coppe
1.3
TT ; Ac ion Le el=1.3
Sho
e m e po
e: Ga
oin e inal di
Long e m e po
e: Li e o kidne damage
People i h Wil on' Di ea e ho ld con l hei pe onal doc o if he amo n of coppe in hei a e e ceed he ac ion le el
C anide (a f ee c anide)
0.2
0.2
Fl o ide
4.0
4.0
of he bone ); Child en ma
Wa e addi i e hich p omo e ong ee h; e o ion of na al depo i ; di cha ge f om fe ili e and al min m fac o ie
Lead
eo
TT ; Ac ion Infan and child en: Dela in ph ical o men al de elopmen ; Le el=0.015 child en co ld ho ligh defici in a en ion pan and lea ning abili ie Ad l : Kidne p oblem ; high blood p e e
Me c (ino ganic)
0.002
0.002
Kidne damage
E o ion of na al depo i ; di cha ge f om efine ie and fac o ie ; noff f om landfill and c opland
Ni a e (mea ed a Ni ogen)
10
10
Infan belo he age of i mon h ho d ink a e con aining ni a e in e ce of he MCL co ld become e io l ill and, if n ea ed, ma die. S mp om incl de ho ne of b ea h and bl e-bab nd ome.
Ni i e (mea ed a Ni ogen)
Infan belo he age of i mon h ho d ink a e con aining ni i e in e ce of he MCL co ld become e io l ill and, if n ea ed, ma die. S mp om incl de ho ne of b ea h and bl e-bab nd ome.
Seleni m
0.05
0.05
; n mbne
in finge
o oe ; ci c la o
Thalli m
0.0005
0.002
Hai lo
Leaching f om o e-p oce ing i e ; di cha ge f om elec onic , gla , and d g fac o ie
Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL (unless specified as short-term)
Ac lamide
eo
TT
Ne o cance
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Alachlor
ero
0.002
Atra ine
0.003
0.003
Ben ene
ero
0.005
Discharge from factories; leaching from gas storage tanks and landfills
ero
0.0002
Carbofuran
0.04
0.04
Problems with blood, nervous s stem, or reproductive Leaching of soil fumigant used on rice s stem and alfalfa
Carbon tetrachloride
ero
0.005
Chlordane
ero
0.002
Chloroben ene
0.1
0.1
2,4-D
0.07
0.07
Dalapon
0.2
0.2
1,2-Dibromo-3chloropropane (DBCP)
ero
0.0002
Runoff/leaching from soil fumigant used on so beans, cotton, pineapples, and orchards
o-Dichloroben ene
0.6
0.6
p-Dichloroben ene
0.075
0.075
1,2-Dichloroethane
ero
0.005
1,1-Dichloroeth lene
0.007
0.007
Liver problems
cis-1,2-Dichloroeth lene
0.07
0.07
Liver problems
trans-1,2-Dichloroeth lene
0.1
0.1
Liver problems
Dichloromethane
ero
0.005
1,2-Dichloropropane
ero
0.005
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Di(2-e h he
) adi a e
0.4
0.4
Weigh , i e diffic ie .
be
ib e e
d ci e
Di cha ge f
ie
Di(2-e h he
) h ha a e
0.006
Re i
d c i e diffic f ca ce
ie ; i e
be
; i c ea ed
Di cha ge f fac ie
Di
eb
0.007
0.007
Re
d c i e diffic
ie
ff f bea
he bicide ed a d ege ab e
Di
i (2,3,7,8-TCDD)
0.00000003 Re
d c i e diffic
ie ; i c ea ed i
f ca ce
Di
0.02
0.02
Ca a ac
ff f
he bicide
E d ha
0.1
0.1
ach a d i e i a
be
ff f
he bicide
E di
0.002
0.002
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Li e
be
Re id e f ba
ed i
ec icide
E ich
h di
TT
I c ea ed ca ce i ach be
,a d
e a
g e i d f i e,
ia che ica f e ae
E h be
e e
0.7
0.7
Li e
id e
be
Di cha ge f
efi e ie
E h e e dib
ide
0.00005
P be ih i e, id e ; i c ea ed i
ach, e f ca ce
d ci e
e ,
Di cha ge f
efi e ie
ae
0.7
0.7
Kid e
be
; e
d c i e diffic
ie
ff f
he bicide
He ach
0.0004
Li e da age; i c ea ed i
f ca ce
Re id e f ba
ed e
i icide
He ach
ide
0.0002
Li e da age; i c ea ed i
f ca ce
B ea d
f he ach
He ach
be
e e
0.001
Li e id e i c ea ed i
be ; e f ca ce
d c i e diffic
ie ;
He ach
c c
e adie e 0.05
0.05
Kid e
ach
be
Di cha ge f
ie
Li da e
0.0002
0.0002
Li e
id e
be
ed
Me h
ch
0.04
0.04
Re
d c i e diffic
ie
ed c
Oa
(V da e)
0.2
0.2
S igh
effec
R a
P ch i a ed bi he (PCB )
0.0005
;i e
; di cha ge f
Pe ach
he
0.001
Li e
id e
be
; i c ea ed ca ce i
Di cha ge f fac ie
e e i g
Pic
0.5
0.5
Li e
be
He bicide
ff
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Sima ine
0.004
0.004
P oblem
i h blood
He bicide
noff
S ene
0.1
0.1
Li e , kidne , o ci c la o
em p oblem
Te achlo oe h lene
eo
0.005
Tol ene
Ne o
To aphene
eo
0.003
ed
2,4,5-TP (Sil e )
0.05
0.05
Li e p oblem
Re id e of banned he bicide
0.07
0.07
0.20
0.2
Li e , ne o
em, o ci c la o
p oblem
0.003
0.005
Li e , kidne , o imm ne
em p oblem
ial chemical
T ichlo oe h lene
eo
0.005
eo
0.002
Inc ea ed i k of cance
X lene ( o al)
10
10
Ne o
em damage
Potential Health Effects from Long-Term E posure Above the MCL (unless specified as short-term) Inc ea ed i k of cance
Alpha pa icle
none --------eo
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E o ion of na al depo i of ce ain mine al ha a e adioac i e and ma emi a fo m of adia ion kno n a alpha adia ion
none --------eo
Inc ea ed i k of cance
Deca of na
of
ce ain mine al ha a e adioac i e and ma emi fo m of adia ion kno n a pho on and be a adia ion
none --------eo eo
5 pCi/L
Inc ea ed i k of cance
E o ion of na
al depo i
30 g/L a of 12/08/03
E o ion of na
al depo i
Notes
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Defini ion : Ma im m Con aminan Le el Goal (MCLG) - The le el of a con aminan in d inking a e belo hich he e i no kno n o e pec ed i k o heal h. MCLG allo fo a ma gin of afe and a e non-enfo ceable p blic heal h goal . Ma im m Con aminan Le el (MCL) - The highe le el of a
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c c a i a i c ha i a ide a i
di i fec a be hich he e i e ec ed i hea h. MRDLG d ef ec he be efi f he e f di i fec a c ic bia c a i a . (TT) T ea e Tech i e - A e i ed ce i e ded ed ce he e e f a c a i a i d i i g a e . Ma i Re id a Di i fec a Le e (MRDL) - The highe e e f a di i fec a a ed i d i i g a e . The e i c i ci g e ide ce ha addi i fa di i fec a i ece a f c f ic bia c a i a .
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U i
a ei
i ig a
e i e ( g/L)
he
i e
ed. Mi ig a ae
e ie a ee g d ha he f
i ae
i i
. ae (1) di i fec i g e e :
e ie e ee c i e ia f
i g face idi g fi a i
ae de he di ec i f e ce f face i gc a i a a ec ed a he f
C idi : U fi e ed e a e e i ed i c de C idi i hei e i i g a e hed c i i . Gia dia a b ia: 99.9% e a /i ac i a i Vi e : 99.99% e a /i ac i a i Legi e a: N i i , b EPA b e ie e ha if Gia dia a d i e ae e ed/i ac i a ed, acc di g he ea e ech i e i he S face Wa e T ea e R e, Legi e a i a be c ed. T bidi : F e ha ec e i a di ec fi a i , a i e ca bidi (c di e f a e ) g highe ha 1 e he e ic bidi i NTU), a d a e f bidi be e ha e a 0.3 NTU i a ea 95 e ce f he a e i a h. S e ha e fi a i he ha he c e i a di ec fi a i f a e i i , hich i c de bidi a i e e ceedi g 5 NTU. HPC: N e ha 500 bac e ia c ie e i iie. L g Te 1 E ha ced S face Wa e T ea e : S face a e e (GWUDI) e e i g fe e ha 10,000 e e c i h he a icab e L g Te 1 E ha ced S face Wa e T ea e R e i i (e.g. bidi a da d , i di id a fi e i i g, C idi e a e i e e , da ed a e hed c e ie e f fi e ed e ). L g Te 2 E ha ced S face Wa e T ea e R e Thi e a ie a face a e e g d ae e de he di ec i f e ce f face a e . The e a ge addi i a C idi ea e e i e e f highe i e a d i c de i i ed ce i f c e ed fi i hed a e age faci i ie a d e e ha he e ai ai ic b ia ec i a he a e e ed ce he f ai f di i fec i b d c . Fi e Bac a h Rec c i g; The Fi e Bac a h Rec c i g R e e i e e ha ec c e e ecific ec c e f h gh a ce e f he e ' e i i gc e i a di ec fi a i e a a a e a e ca i a ed b he a e.
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N ha c
ha c ec fe e ha 40 i e a e e h, a c if b e a a ed f ei he feca c if , e ha a ac e MCL i a i . a
e E. c i if
Feca c if a d E. c i a e bac e ia h e e e ce i dica e ha he a e a be c a i a ed i h h ca i g ic be ( a h ge ) i he e a e ca ca e dia hea, c a , a ea, headache , he ecia hea h i f i fa , g chi d e , a d e e i h e e e c i ed i e e .
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a i a a e . Di ea e. The e a h ge a
ea
A h
gh he e i
ec i e MCLG f
hi c
a i a
, he e a e i di id a MCLG f
e f he i di id a c
a i a
T iha e ha e : b dich e ha e ( e ); b f ( e ); dib ch Ha ace ic acid : dich ace ic acid ( e ); ich ace ic acid (0.02 g/L); dib ace ic acid a e eg a ed i h hi g b ha e MCLG .
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ch
Tech i e
e ha e i e a e addi i a
e e
c .F c
Na i a Sec da D i i g Wa e Reg a i - The c e e eg a i ega di g he e c a i a Reg a i Web Si e. F ei f a i , ead Sec da D i i g Wa e Reg a i : G ida ce f N i a ce Che ica . List of National Secondar Drinking Water Regulations Contaminant Secondar Standard
a ai ab e f
he C de f Fede a
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Aluminum Chloride Color Copper Corrosivit Fluoride Foaming Agents Iron Manganese Odor pH Silver Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Zinc
Un eg la ed Con aminan
This list of contaminants which, at the time of publication, are not subject to an proposed or promulgated national primar drinking water regulation (NPDWR), are known or anticipated to occur in public water s stems, and ma require regulations under SDWA. For more information check out the list, or vist the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) web site. Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 2 Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Web Site Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program (UCM) Info ma ion on pecific n eg la ed con aminan MTBE (meth l-t-but l ether) in drinking water
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