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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 Not reported 80 – 459 — pH 8 6.5 – 9.5 8 TurbidityNTU 0.1 ≤ 4 0.01 ColorColor Units 0.29 ≤ 15 0.29 ConductivityμS / cm 420 ≤ 2,500 420 TDSmg/l 268.8estimated 0 – 1,199 268.8
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 0.43 ≤ 1.5 0.13 Mercuryμg Hg/l 0.1 ≤ 1 0.01 Nitritesmg NO2/l 0 ≤ 0.1 0 Nitratesmg NO3/l 0.003 ≤ 50 0.001
Minerals Minerals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Magnesiummg/l 4.6 No limit 4.6 Calciummg/l 51 No limit 51 Potassiummg/l 2.8 No limit 2.8 Chloridemg/l 28 ≤ 250 28
Metals Metals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Aluminiumμg/l 0.37 ≤ 200 0.37 Antimonyμg/l 0.028 ≤ 5 0.028 Arsenicμg/l 0.91 ≤ 10 0.46 Cadmiumμg/l 0.011 ≤ 5 0.011 Chromiumμg/l 0.14 ≤ 50 0.14 Copperμg/l 55 ≤ 2,000 2.75 Ironμg/l 5.1 ≤ 200 5.1 Manganeseμg/l 0.001 ≤ 50 0.001 Leadμg/l 0.24 ≤ 10 0.012 Nickelμg/l 0.21 ≤ 20 0.21 Seleniumμg/l 0.097 ≤ 10 0.097 Sodiummg/l 25 ≤ 200 25
Chlorine by-products Chlorine by-products Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Tetrachloroethyleneμg/l 2 No limit 0.1 Total Trihalomethanesμg/l 4 ≤ 100 0.2
Pesticides Pesticides Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total pesticidesug/L 0.03 ≤ 0.5 0.03
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 Total PFASug/L Not reported ≤ 0.1 — PFAS 4ng/l Not reported ≤ 4 — PFAS 21ng/l 21 ≤ 100 2.1
Other Other Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Ammoniamg/l 0.001 No limit 0 Sulfatemg/l 15 No limit 15 Uraniumug/L 8.3 No limit 8.3
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).
