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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 178.5 80 – 459 178.5 pH 7.7 6.5 – 9.5 7.7 TurbidityNTU 0.1 ≤ 4 0.01 ColorColor Units 5 ≤ 15 5 ConductivityμS / cm 410 ≤ 2,500 410 TDSmg/l 262.4estimated 0 – 1,199 262.4 Bicarbonatemg HCO3/l 210 No limit 210
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 0.72 ≤ 1.5 0.22 Mercuryμg Hg/l 0.1 ≤ 1 0.01 Nitritesmg NO2/l 0.007 ≤ 0.1 0.003 Nitratesmg NO3/l 8.8 ≤ 50 2.64
Minerals Minerals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Magnesiummg/l 9 No limit 9 Calciummg/l 58 No limit 58 Potassiummg/l 3.1 No limit 3.1 Chloridemg/l 11 ≤ 250 11
Metals Metals Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Aluminiumμg/l 1.4 ≤ 200 1.4 Antimonyμg/l 0.084 ≤ 5 0.084 Arsenicμg/l 0.25 ≤ 10 0.13 Cadmiumμg/l 0.014 ≤ 5 0.014 Chromiumμg/l 0.092 ≤ 50 0.092 Copperμg/l 180 ≤ 2,000 9 Ironμg/l 14 ≤ 200 14 Manganeseμg/l 1.9 ≤ 50 1.9 Leadμg/l 1.9 ≤ 10 0.095 Nickelμg/l 2.7 ≤ 20 2.7 Seleniumμg/l 0.82 ≤ 10 0.82 Sodiummg/l 7 ≤ 200 7
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
Haloacetic acids Haloacetic acids Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Total haloacetic acidsμg/l 1.75 ≤ 60 0.088
Pesticides Pesticides Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Heptachlorug/L 0.03 ≤ 0.4 0.03 Total pesticidesug/L 0 ≤ 0.5 0
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 0.43 ≤ 100 0.043
Other Other Parameter Unfiltered tap water Allowed range Filtered Ammoniamg/l 0.013 No limit 0.004 Sulfatemg/l 28 No limit 28 Uraniumug/L 12 No limit 12 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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