Constituent
Short Term
Long Term
Long Term
1962
Short Term
1975
15 liters/day
5 liters/day
5 liters/day
Standards
5 liters/day
Standards
CW AGENTS
cyanide
6.0 mg/l
2.0 mg/l
6.0 mg/l
2.0 mg/l
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Lewisite
0.3 mg/l
0.1 mg/l
N/A
N/A
--------
--------
Mustard
--------
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Nerve agents
0.02 mg/l
0.004 mg/l
N/A
N/A
--------
--------
0.05 ICI/1
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RADIOLOGY
8.0
3.0 UCI/2
8.0
microcuries/1
microcuries/1
(Assumes no
other source of
exposure)
Gross alpha
--------
activity
15 pCi/1
Gross beta
1000 uuc/1
activity
--------
10 uuc/1
Strontium-90
--------
3 uuc/1
Radium-226
--------
Combined
radium-226
--------
and -228
5 pCi/1
* C.U. is the abbreviation for Color Units.
**
EPA 1975 Interim Primary
Drinking Water Standards for
Fluoride
Temp (F)
Level1 (mg//l)
53.7 & below
2.4
53.858.3
2.2
58.463.8
2.0
63.970.6
1.8
70.779.2
1.6
79.390.5
1.4
NOTE: For short-term continuation, no absolute numerical standard is recommended or considered necessary.
This is based on the conclusion that if the external radiation hazard permits occupancy of the water point, the water I
suitable for continuation during occupancy not exceeding the one-week period. Material updated by Unclassified
message, HQ DA, SGP S-PSP/DALO-TSE, 281300z 90, subject: Field water Quality Standards - Updated Standards
(U)
Table 4-4. Maximum possible concentrations of impurities in treated water.
(3) Phenols. The term "phenols" is understood to include cresols and
xylenols. The recommended limit of 0.001 ppm is based on the undesirable taste often
resulting from the chlorination of waters containing extremely low concentrations of
phenol. Phenol concentrations of 5 ppm or more are injurious to fish, whereas 1 ppm
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