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Västvatten
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 75 ● (Near the limit) 80 – 459 75 ● pH 8.2 6.5 – 9.5 8.2 TurbidityNTU 0.1 ≤ 4 0.01 ColorColor Units 5 ≤ 15 5 ConductivityμS / cm 290 ≤ 2,500 290 TDSmg/l 185.6estimated 0 – 1,199 185.6 Bicarbonatemg HCO3/l 120 No limit 120
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 0.2 ≤ 1.5 0.06 Mercuryμg Hg/l 0.1 ≤ 1 0.01 Nitritesmg NO2/l 0.007 ≤ 0.1 0.003 Nitratesmg NO3/l 5.8 ≤ 50 1.74
Minerals Minerals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Magnesiummg/l 5.7 No limit 5.7 Calciummg/l 21 No limit 21 Potassiummg/l 3 No limit 3 Chloridemg/l 20 ≤ 250 20
Metals Metals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Aluminiumμg/l 2.7 ≤ 200 2.7 Antimonyμg/l 0.02 ≤ 5 0.02 Arsenicμg/l 0.028 ≤ 10 0.014 Cadmiumμg/l 0.004 ≤ 5 0.004 Chromiumμg/l 0.05 ≤ 50 0.05 Copperμg/l 26 ≤ 2,000 1.3 Ironμg/l 1.1 ≤ 200 1.1 Manganeseμg/l 0.2 ≤ 50 0.2 Leadμg/l 0.17 ≤ 10 0.009 Nickelμg/l 0.36 ≤ 20 0.36 Seleniumμg/l 0.5 ≤ 10 0.5 Sodiummg/l 31 ≤ 200 31
Chlorine by-products Chlorine by-products Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total Trichloroethyleneμg/l 2 ≤ 10 0.1 Total Trihalomethanesμg/l 4 ≤ 100 0.2
Pesticides Pesticides Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total pesticidesug/L 0.5 ● (Near the limit) ≤ 0.5 0.5 ●
Perfluorinated chemicals Perfluorinated chemicals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total PFASug/L Not reported ≤ 0.1 — PFAS 4ng/l Not reported ≤ 4 — PFAS 21ng/l Not reported ≤ 100 —
Other Other Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Ammoniamg/l 0.013 No limit 0.004 Sulfatemg/l 11 No limit 11 Uraniumug/L 0.65 No limit 0.65
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).
