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Water safety Water safety Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Free Chlorinemg CL2/l Not reported 0.2 – 1 —
General General Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Hardnessmg CaCO3/l 89.2 80 – 459 89.2 pH 8 6.5 – 9.5 8 TurbidityNTU 0.11 ≤ 4 0.011 ColorColor Units 5 ≤ 15 5 ConductivityμS / cm 260 ≤ 2,500 260 TDSmg/l 166.4estimated 0 – 1,199 166.4 Bicarbonatemg HCO3/l 98 No limit 98
Pathogens Pathogens Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered ClostridiumUFC/100ml 0 ≤ 0 0 eColiUFC/100ml 0 ≤ 0 0 BacteriasNMP/100ml 0 ≤ 0 0 EnterococcusUFC/100ml 0 ≤ 0 0
Chemical parameters Chemical parameters Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Cyanide totalμg CN/l 0.5 ≤ 50 0.025 Fluoridemg F/l 1.3 ● (Near the limit) ≤ 1.5 0.39 Mercuryμg Hg/l 0.1 ≤ 1 0.01 Nitritesmg NO2/l 0.007 ≤ 0.1 0.003 Nitratesmg NO3/l 0.44 ≤ 50 0.13
Minerals Minerals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Magnesiummg/l 3.7 No limit 3.7 Calciummg/l 29 No limit 29 Potassiummg/l 3.4 No limit 3.4 Chloridemg/l 12 ≤ 250 12
Metals Metals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Aluminiumμg/l 1 ≤ 200 1 Antimonyμg/l 0.02 ≤ 5 0.02 Arsenicμg/l 0.023 ≤ 10 0.012 Cadmiumμg/l 0.004 ≤ 5 0.004 Chromiumμg/l 0.05 ≤ 50 0.05 Copperμg/l 35 ≤ 2,000 1.75 Ironμg/l 11 ≤ 200 11 Manganeseμg/l 0.065 ≤ 50 0.065 Leadμg/l 0.19 ≤ 10 0.01 Nickelμg/l 0.79 ≤ 20 0.79 Seleniumμg/l 0.5 ≤ 10 0.5 Sodiummg/l 9.4 ≤ 200 9.4
Chlorine by-products Chlorine by-products Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total Trichloroethyleneμg/l 2 ≤ 10 0.1 Trichloroethyleneμg/l 1 No limit 0.05 Tetrachloroethyleneμg/l 1 No limit 0.05 Total Trihalomethanesμg/l 4 ≤ 100 0.2
Pesticides Pesticides Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Heptachlorug/L 0.03 ≤ 0.4 0.03 Total pesticidesug/L 0 ≤ 0.5 0
Herbicides Herbicides Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered D 2 4ug/L 0.01 ≤ 70 0.01 Atrazineug/L 0.01 ≤ 3 0.01
Perfluorinated chemicals Perfluorinated chemicals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered PFOAug/L 0 No limit 0 PFOSug/L 0 No limit 0 PFNAug/L 0 No limit 0 Total PFASug/L Not reported ≤ 0.1 — PFAS 4ng/l 0 ≤ 4 0 PFAS 21ng/l 0 ≤ 100 0
Other Other Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Ammoniamg/l 0.013 No limit 0.004 Sulfatemg/l 25 No limit 25 Uraniumug/L 0.17 No limit 0.17 RadonBq/l 40 ≤ 100 40
Data collected from the water utility for your area. Quality ranges are based on WHO guidelines, the EU Drinking Water Directive and the Swedish Food Agency's regulations (LIVSFS 2022:12).
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Data collected from the water utility for your area. Quality ranges are based on WHO guidelines, the EU Drinking Water Directive and the Swedish Food Agency's regulations (LIVSFS 2022:12).
