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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 8.1 6.5 – 9.5 8.1 TurbidityNTU 0.77 ≤ 4 0.077 ColorColor Units 0.29 ≤ 15 0.29 ConductivityμS / cm 200 ≤ 2,500 200 TDSmg/l 128estimated 0 – 1,199 128
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 ≤ 0.1 0 Nitratesmg NO3/l 0 ≤ 50 0
Minerals Minerals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Magnesiummg/l 1.4 No limit 1.4 Calciummg/l 11 No limit 11 Potassiummg/l 0.36 No limit 0.36 Chloridemg/l 9.6 ≤ 250 9.6
Metals Metals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Aluminiumμg/l 52 ≤ 200 52 Antimonyμg/l 0.18 ≤ 5 0.18 Arsenicμg/l 0.097 ≤ 10 0.049 Cadmiumμg/l 0.004 ≤ 5 0.004 Chromiumμg/l 0.053 ≤ 50 0.053 Copperμg/l 68 ≤ 2,000 3.4 Ironμg/l 6.8 ≤ 200 6.8 Manganeseμg/l 0.007 ≤ 50 0.007 Leadμg/l 0.074 ≤ 10 0.004 Nickelμg/l 0.32 ≤ 20 0.32 Seleniumμg/l 0.021 ≤ 10 0.021 Sodiummg/l 27 ≤ 200 27
Chlorine by-products Chlorine by-products Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total Trichloroethyleneμg/l 2 ≤ 10 0.1 Total Trihalomethanesμg/l 14 ≤ 100 0.7
Haloacetic acids Haloacetic acids Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total haloacetic acidsμg/l 0.41 ≤ 60 0.02
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 Not reported ≤ 100 —
Other Other Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Ammoniamg/l 0.001 No limit 0 Sulfatemg/l 2.3 No limit 2.3 Uraniumug/L 0.03 No limit 0.03
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).
