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
Chloropiorin 0.015 0.0002
2,4, D 0.110 0.0017
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) 0.052 0.00002
p-Diohlorobenzene 0.040 0.001
1,2-Diohloroethane 0.088 0.0048
1,1 -Diohloroethylene 0.083 0.001
Cis-1,2-Diohloroethylene 0.170 0.0005
Trans-1,2-Diohloroethylene 0.086 0.001
1,2-Diohloropropane 0.080 0.001
Cis-1,3-Diohloropropylene 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
Diohloroacetonitrile 0.0096 0.0002
Triohloroacetonitrile 0.015 0.0003
Haloketones (HK):
1,1 -Diohloro-2-Propanone 0.0072 0.0001
1,1,1-Triohloro-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
Hexachlorocyolopentadiene 0.060 0.000002
Methoxyohlor 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
Tribromoacetio Acid 0.042 0.001
1,2,4-Triohlorobenzene 0.160 0.0005
1,1,1-Triohloroethane 0.084 0.0046
1,1,2-Triohloroethane 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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