2018 Edition of the Drinking

Water Standards and Health

Advisories Tables
The 2012 Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
(DWSHA) Tables were amended March 2018 to fix typographical
errors and add health advisories published after 2012.
2018 Edition of the Drinking Water
Standards and Health Advisories

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The Health Advisory (HA) Program, sponsored by the EPA’s Office of Water (OW), publishes
concentrations of drinking water contaminants at Drinking Water Specific Risk Level Concentration for
cancer (10-4 Cancer Risk) and concentrations of drinking water contaminants at which noncancer
adverse health effects are not anticipated to occur over specific exposure durations - One-day, Ten-day,
and Lifetime - in the Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories (DWSHA) tables. The One-day
and Ten-day HAs are for a 10 kg child and the Lifetime HA is for a 70 kg adult. The daily drinking
water consumption for the 10 kg child and 70 kg adult are assumed to be 1 L/day and 2 L/day,
respectively. The Lifetime HA for the drinking water contaminant is calculated from its associated
Drinking Water Equivalent Level (DWEL), obtained from its RfD, and incorporates a drinking water
Relative Source Contribution (RSC) factor of contaminant-specific data or a default of 20% of total
exposure from all sources. Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and Maximum Contaminant Level
Goals (MCLGs) for some regulated drinking water contaminants are also published.

HAs serve as the informal technical guidance for unregulated drinking water contaminants to assist
Federal, State and local officials, and managers of public or community water systems in protecting
public health as needed. They are not to be construed as legally enforceable Federal standards. EPA’s
OW has provided MCLs, MCLGs, RfDs, One-Day HAs, Ten-day HAs, DWELs, Lifetime HAs,
Drinking Water Specific Risk Level Concentration for cancer (10-4 Cancer Risk), and Cancer
Descriptors in the DWSHA tables. HAs are intended to protect against noncancer effects. The 10-4
Cancer Risk level provides information concerning cancer effects. The MCL values for specific drinking
water contaminants must be used for regulated contaminants in public drinking water systems.

The DWSHA tables are revised periodically by the OW so that the benchmark values are consistent with
the most current Agency assessments. Reference dose (RfD) values are updated to reflect the values in
the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) documents. The associated DWEL is recalculated
accordingly. The 2018 DWSHA tables do not reflect assessments from IRIS or OPP published from
2012 to 2018. The DWSHA tables are currently undergoing a modernization effort to move the relevant
HA information into a web-based format. This posting of the 2018 DWSHA tables is an intermediate
step to address typographical errors and include health advisories published since the 2012 tables were
published.

A Lifetime noncancer benchmark is made available to risk assessment managers for comparison to the
cancer risk level drinking water concentration (10-4 Cancer Risk) and to determine whether the
noncancer Lifetime HA or the cancer risk level drinking water concentration provides a more
meaningful scenario-specific risk reduction. In this regard, the Office of Water defines the Lifetime HA
as the concentration in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse noncarcinogenic effects
for a lifetime of exposure, whereas the 10-4 Cancer Risk is the concentration of the chemical contaminant
in drinking water that is associated with a specific probability of cancer. The Office of Water also
advises consideration of the more conservative cancer risk levels (10-5, 10-6), found in the IRIS or OPP
RED source documents, if it is considered more appropriate for exposure-specific risk assessment.
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Many of the values on the DWSHA tables have been revised since the original HAs were
published. Revised RfDs, 10-4 Cancer Risk values, and cancer designations or descriptors
obtained from Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) are presented in BOLD type. Revised
RfDs, 10-4 Cancer Risk values, and cancer designations or descriptors obtained from Office of
Pesticide Program’s Registration Eligibility Decision (OPP RED) are presented in BOLD
ITALICS type.

The summaries of IRIS Toxicological Reviews from which the RfDs and cancer benchmarks, as
well as the associated narratives and references can be accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/IRIS.
Those from OPP REDs can be accessed at:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.

In some cases, there is an HA value for a contaminant but there is no reference to an HA

document. Such HA values can be found in the Drinking Water Criteria Document for the
contaminant.

With a few exceptions, the RfDs, Health Advisories, and Cancer Risk values have been rounded
to one significant figure following the convention adopted by IRIS.

For unregulated chemicals with current IRIS or OPP REDs RfDs, the Lifetime Health Advisories
are calculated from the associated DWELs, using the RSC values published in the HA
documents for the contaminants.

The DWSHA tables may be reached from the Water Science home page at:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/. The DWSHA tables are accessed under the Drinking Water icon.

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DEFINITIONS
The following definitions for terms used in the DWSHA tables are not all-encompassing, and should not
be construed to be “official” definitions. They are intended to assist the user in understanding terms used
in the DWSHA tables.

Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other
requirements which a water system must follow. For example, it is the level of lead or copper which, if
exceeded in over 10% of the homes tested, triggers treatment for corrosion control.

Cancer Classification: A descriptive weight-of-evidence judgment as to the likelihood that an agent is a

human carcinogen and the conditions under which the carcinogenic effects may be expressed. Under the
2005 EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment, Cancer Descriptors replace the earlier alpha
numeric Cancer Group designations (US EPA 1986 guidelines). The Cancer Descriptors in the 2005
EPA Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment are as follows:
• “carcinogenic to humans” (H)
• “likely to be carcinogenic to humans” (L)
• “likely to be carcinogenic above a specified dose but not likely to be carcinogenic below that
dose because a key event in tumor formation does not occur below that dose” (L/N)
• “suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential” (S)
• “inadequate information to assess carcinogenic potential” (I)
• “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans” (N)

The letter abbreviations provided parenthetically above are now used in the DWSHA tables in place of
the prior alpha numeric identifiers for chemicals that have been evaluated under the new guidelines (the
2005 guidelines or the 1996 and 1999 draft guidelines) or whose records in the DWSHA tables have
been revised.

Cancer Group: A qualitative weight-of-evidence judgment as to the likelihood that a chemical may be
a carcinogen for humans. Each chemical was placed into one of the following five categories (US EPA
1986 guidelines). The Cancer Group designations are given in the Tables for chemicals that have not yet
been evaluated under the new guidelines or whose records in the DWSHA tables have been revised.

Group Category
A Human carcinogen
B Probable human carcinogen:
B1 indicates limited human evidence
B2 indicates sufficient evidence in animals and inadequate or no evidence in humans
C Possible human carcinogen
D Not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity
E Evidence of noncarcinogenicity for humans
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10-4 Cancer Risk: The concentration of a chemical in drinking water corresponding to an excess
estimated lifetime cancer risk of 1 in 10,000.

Drinking Water Advisory: A nonregulatory concentration of a contaminant in water that is likely to be

without adverse effects on health and aesthetics for the period it is derived.

DWEL: Drinking Water Equivalent Level. A DWEL is a drinking water lifetime exposure level,
assuming 100% exposure from that medium, at which adverse, noncarcinogenic health effects would
not be expected to occur.

HA: Health Advisory. An estimate of acceptable drinking water levels for a chemical substance based
on health effects information; an HA is not a legally enforceable Federal standard, but serves as
technical guidance to assist Federal, State, and local officials.

One-Day HA: The concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause
any adverse noncarcinogenic effects for up to one day of exposure. The One-Day HA is intended
to protect a 10-kg child consuming 1 liter of water per day.

Ten-Day HA: The concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause
any adverse noncarcinogenic effects for up to ten days of exposure. The Ten-Day HA is also
intended to protect a 10-kg child consuming 1 liter of water per day.

Lifetime HA: The concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause
any adverse noncarcinogenic effects for a lifetime of exposure, incorporating a drinking water
RSC factor of contaminant-specific data or a default of 20% of total exposure from all sources.
The Lifetime HA is based on exposure of a 70-kg adult consuming 2 liters of water per day. For
Lifetime HAs developed for drinking water contaminants before the Lifetime HA policy change
to develop Lifetime HAs for all drinking water contaminants regardless of carcinogenicity status
in this DWSHA update, the Lifetime HA for Group C carcinogens, as indicated by the 1986
Cancer Guidelines, includes an uncertainty adjustment factor of 10 for possible carcinogenicity.

MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal. A non-enforceable health benchmark goal which is set at a
level at which no known or anticipated adverse effect on the health of persons is expected to occur and
which allows an adequate margin of safety.

MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level. The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking
water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLG as feasible using the best available analytical and treatment
technologies and taking cost into consideration. MCLs are enforceable standards.

Oral cancer slope factor: The slope factor is the result of application of a low-dose extrapolation
procedure and is presented as the risk per (mg/kg)/day.

RfD: Reference Dose. An estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily
oral exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an
appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime.
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Risk Specific Level Concentration: The concentration of the chemical contaminant in drinking water
or air providing cancer risks of 1 in 10,000, 1 in 100,000, or 1 in 1,000,000.

SDWR: Secondary Drinking Water Regulations. Non-enforceable Federal guidelines regarding

cosmetic effects (such as tooth or skin discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color) of
drinking water.

TT: Treatment Technique. A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking
water.

Unit Risk: The unit risk is the quantitative estimate in terms of either risk per µg/L drinking water or
risk per µg/m3 air breathed.
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ABBREVIATIONS
D Draft
DWEL Drinking Water Equivalent Level
DWSHA Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
F Final
HA Health Advisory
I Interim
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
NA Not Applicable
NOAEL No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
OPP Office of Pesticide Programs
OW Office of Water
P Proposed
Pv Provisional
RED Registration Eligibility Decision
Reg Regulation
RfD Reference Dose
TT Treatment Technique
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor1
ORGANICS
Acenaphthene 83-32-9 - - - - - - 0.06 2 - - -
Acifluorfen (sodium) 62476-59-9 - - F ’88 2 2 0.01 0.4 - 0.1 L/N
Acrylamide 79-06-1 F zero TT2 F ‘87 1.5 0.3 0.002 0.07 - - L
Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 - - - - - - - - 0.006 B1
Alachlor 15972-60-8 F zero 0.002 F ‘88 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.4 - 0.04 B2
Aldicarb3 116-06-3 F4 0.001 0.003 F ‘95 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.035 0.007 - D
Aldicarb sulfone3 1646-88-4 F4 0.001 0.002 F ‘95 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.035 0.007 - D
Aldicarb sulfoxide3 1646-87-3 F4 0.001 0.004 F ‘95 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.035 0.007 - D
Aldrin 309-00-2 - - - F ‘92 0.0003 0.0003 0.00003 0.001 - 0.0002 B2
Ametryn 834-12-8 - - - F ‘88 9 9 0.009 0.3 0.06 - D
Ammonium sulfamate 7773-06-0 - - - F ‘88 20 20 0.2 8 2 - D
Anthracene (PAH)5 120-12-7 - - - - - - 0.3 10 - - D
Atrazine 1912-24-9 F 0.003 0.003 F ‘88 - - 0.02 0.7 - - N
Baygon 114-26-1 - - - F ‘88 0.04 0.04 0.004 0.1 0.003 - C
Bentazon 25057-89-0 - - - F ‘99 0.3 0.3 0.03 1 0.2 - E
Benz[a]anthracene (PAH) 56-55-3 - - - - - - - - - - B2
Benzene 71-43-2 F zero 0.005 F ’87 0.2 0.2 0.004 0.1 0.003 1 to 10 H
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAH) 50-32-8 F zero 0.0002 - - - - - - 0.0005 B2
Benzo[b]fluoranthene (PAH) 205-99-2 - - - - - - - - - - B2
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene (PAH) 191-24-2 - - - - - - - - - - D
Benzo[k]fluoranthene (PAH) 207-08-9 - - - - - - - - - - B2
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) ether 108-60-1 - - - F ‘89 4 4 0.04 1 0.3 - -
Bromacil 314-40-9 - - - F ‘88 5 5 0.1 3.5 0.07 - C
Bromobenzene 108-86-1 - - - D ‘86 4 4 0.008 0.3 0.06 - I
1
Chemicals evaluated under the 2005 Cancer Guidelines or the 1996 or 1999 drafts are demoted by an abbreviation for their weight-of-the-evidence descriptor (see page iii). If the agency has
not completed a new assessment for the chemical, the 1986 Guidelines Group designation (see page iii) is given in the Cancer Descriptor column.
2
When Acrylamide is used in drinking water systems, the combination (or product) of dose and monomer level shall not exceed that equivalent to a polyacrylamide polymer containing 0.05%
monomer dosed at 1 mg/L.
3
The MCL value for any combination of two or more of these three chemicals should not exceed 0.007 mg/L because of a similar mode of action.
4
Administrative stay of the effective date.
5
PAH = Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Bromochloromethane 74-97-5 - - - F ‘89 50 1 0.01 0.5 0.09 - D
Bromodichloromethane (THM) 75-27-4 F zero 0.081 - 1 0.6 0.003 0.1 - 0.1 L
Bromoform (THM) 75-25-2 F zero 0.081 - 5 0.2 0.03 1 - 0.8 L
Bromomethane 74-83-9 - - - D ‘89 0.1 0.1 0.001 0.05 0.01 - D
Butyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 - - - - - - 0.2 7 - - C
Butylate 2008-41-5 - - - F ‘89 2 2 0.05 2 0.4 - D
Carbaryl 63-25-2 - - - F ‘88 1 1 0.01 0.4 - 4 L
Carbofuran 1563-66-2 F 0.04 0.04 F ‘87 - - 0.00006 - - - N
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 F zero 0.005 F ‘87 4 0.2 0.004 0.1 0.03 0.05 L
Carboxin 5234-68-4 - - - F ‘88 1 1 0.1 3.5 0.7 - D
Chloramben 133-90-4 - - - F ‘88 3 3 0.015 0.5 0.1 - D
Chlordane 12798-03-6 F zero 0.002 F ‘87 0.06 0.06 0.0005 0.02 0.004 0.01 B2
Chloroform (THM) 67-66-3 F 0.07 0.081 - 4 4 0.01 0.35 0.07 - L/N
Chloromethane 74-87-3 - - - F ‘89 9 0.4 - - - - I
Chlorophenol (2-) 95-57-8 - - - D ‘94 0.5 0.5 0.005 0.2 0.04 - D
Chlorothalonil 1897-45-6 - - - F ‘88 0.2 0.2 0.015 0.5 - 0.15 B2
Chlorotoluene o- 95-49-8 - - - F ‘89 2 2 0.02 0.7 0.1 - D
Chlorotoluene p- 106-43-4 - - - F ‘89 2 2 0.02 0.7 0.1 - D
Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 - - - F ‘92 0.03 0.03 0.0003 0.01 0.002 - D
Chrysene (PAH) 218-01-9 - - - - - - - - - - B2
Cyanazine 21725-46-2 - - - D ‘96 0.1 0.1 0.002 0.07 0.001 -
1
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: The total for trihalomethanes (THM) is 0.08 mg/L.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Cyanogen chloride1 506-77-4 - - - - 0.05 0.05 0.05 2 - - D
2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) 94-75-7 F 0.07 0.07 F ‘87 1 0.3 0.005 0.2 - - D
DCPA (Dacthal) 1861-32-1 - - - F ‘08 2 2 0.01 0.35 0.07 - C
Dalapon (sodium salt) 75-99-0 F 0.2 0.2 F ‘89 3 3 0.03 0.9 0.2 - D
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate 103-23-1 F 0.4 0.4 - 20 20 0.6 20 0.4 3 C
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 117-81-7 F zero 0.006 - - - 0.02 0.7 - 0.3 B2
Diazinon 333-41-5 - - - F ‘88 0.02 0.02 0.0002 0.007 0.001 - E
Dibromochloromethane (THM) 124-48-1 F 0.06 0.08 2
- 0.6 0.6 0.02 0.7 0.06 0.08 S
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) 96-12-8 F zero 0.0002 F ’87 0.2 0.05 - - - 0.003 B2
Dibutyl phthalate 84-74-2 - - - - - - 0.1 4 - - D
Dicamba 1918-00-9 - - - F ‘88 - - 0.5 18 4 - N
Dichloroacetic acid 76-43-6 F zero 0.06 3
- 3 3 0.004 0.1 0.03 0.07 L
Dichlorobenzene o- 95-50-1 F 0.6 0.6 F ‘87 9 9 0.09 3 0.6 - D
Dichlorobenzene — 4 541-73-1 - - - F ‘87 9 9 0.09 3 0.6 - D
Dichlorobenzene p- 106-46-7 F 0.075 0.075 F ‘87 11 11 0.1 4 0.075 - C
Dichlorodifluoromethane 75-71-8 - - - F ’89 40 40 0.2 5 1 - D
Dichloroethane (1,2-) 107-06-2 F zero 0.005 F ‘87 0.7 0.7 - - - 0.04 B2
Dichloroethylene (1,1-) 75-35-4 F 0.007 0.007 F ‘87 2 1 0.05 2 0.4 0.006 S
Dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-) 156-59-2 F 0.07 0.07 F ‘90 4 3 0.002 0.07 0.01 - I
Dichloroethylene (trans-1,2-) 156-60-5 F 0.1 0.1 F ‘87 20 2 0.02 0.7 0.1 - I
Dichloromethane 75-09-2 F zero 0.005 D ‘93 10 2 0.06 2 0.2 0.5 L
Dichlorophenol (2,4-) 120-83-2 - - - D ‘94 0.03 0.03 0.003 0.1 0.02 - E
Dichloropropane (1,2-) 78-87-5 F zero 0.005 F ’87 - 0.09 - - - 0.06 B2
Dichloropropene (1,3-) 542-75-6 - - - F ‘88 0.03 0.03 0.03 1 - 0.04 L
Dieldrin 60-57-1 - - - F ‘88 0.0005 0.0005 0.00005 0.002 - 0.0002 B2
Diethyl phthalate 84-66-2 - - - - - - 0.8 30 - - D

1
Under review.
2
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: The total for trihalomethanes is 0.08 mg/L.
3
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: The total for five haloacetic acids is 0.06 mg/L.
4
The values for m-dichlorobenzene are based on data for o-dichlorobenzene.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Diisopropylmethylphosphonate 1445-75-6 - - - F ‘89 8 8 0.08 3 0.6 - D
Dimethrin 70-38-2 - - - F ‘88 10 10 0.3 10 2 - D
Dimethyl methylphosphonate 756-79-6 - - - F ‘92 2 2 0.2 7 0.1 0.7 C
Dimethyl phthalate 131-11-3 - - - - - - - - - - D
Dinitrobenzene (1,3-) 99-65-0 - - - F ‘91 0.04 0.04 0.0001 0.005 0.001 - D
Dinitrotoluene (2,4-) 121-14-2 - - - F ‘08 1 1 0.002 0.1 - 0.005 L
Dinitrotoluene (2,6-) 606-20-2 - - - F ‘08 0.4 0.04 0.001 0.04 - 0.005 L
Dinitrotoluene (2,6 & 2,4)1 - - - F ‘92 - - - - - 0.005 B2
Dinoseb 88-85-7 F 0.007 0.007 F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.001 0.035 0.007 - D
Dioxane p- 123-91-1 - - - F ‘87 4 0.4 0.03 1 0.2 0.035 L
Diphenamid 957-51-7 - - - F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.03 1 0.2 - D
Diquat 85-00-7 F 0.02 0.02 - - - 0.005 0.02 - - E
Disulfoton 298-04-4 - - - F ‘88 0.01 0.01 0.0001 0.0035 0.0007 - E
Dithiane (1,4-) 505-29-3 - - - F ‘92 0.4 0.4 0.01 0.4 0.08 - D
Diuron 330-54-1 - - - F ‘88 1 1 0.003 0.1 - 0.2 L
Endothall 145-73-3 F 0.1 0.1 F ‘88 0.8 0.8 0.007 0.25 0.05 - N
Endrin 72-20-8 F 0.002 0.002 F ‘87 0.02 0.005 0.0003 0.01 0.002 - I
Epichlorohydrin 106-89-8 F zero TT 2
F ‘87 0.1 0.1 0.002 0.07 - 0.3 B2
Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 F 0.7 0.7 F ‘87 30 3 0.1 3 0.7 - D
Ethylene dibromide (EDB) 3
106-93-4 F zero 0.00005 F ‘87 0.008 0.008 0.009 0.3 - 0.002 L
Ethylene glycol 107-21-1 - - - F ‘87 20 6 2 70 14 - D
Ethylene Thiourea (ETU) 96-45-7 - - - F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.0002 0.007 - 0.06 B2
Fenamiphos 22224-92-6 - - - F ‘88 0.009 0.009 0.0001 0.0035 0.0007 - E
1
Technical grade.
2
When epichlorohydrin is used in drinking water systems, the combination (or product) of dose and monomer level shall not exceed that equivalent to an epichlorohydrin-based polymer
containing 0.01% monomer dosed at 20 mg/L.
3
1,2-dibromoethane.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals CAS Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Standards (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Fluometuron 2164-17-2 - - - F ‘88 2 2 0.01 0.5 0.09 D
Fluorene (PAH) 86-73-7 - - - - - - 0.04 1 - - D
Fonofos 944-22-9 - - - F ‘88 0.02 0.02 0.002 0.07 0.01 - D
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 - - - D ‘93 10 5 0.2 7 1 - B11
Glyphosate 1071-83-6 F 0.7 0.7 F ‘88 20 20 2 70 - - D
Heptachlor 76-44-8 F zero 0.0004 F ‘87 0.01 0.01 0.0005 0.02 - 0.0008 B2
Heptachlor epoxide 1024-57-3 F zero 0.0002 F ‘87 0.01 - 0.00001 0.0004 - 0.0004 B2
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 F zero 0.001 F ‘87 0.05 0.05 0.0008 0.03 - 0.002 B2
Hexachlorobutadiene2 87-68-3 - - - - 0.3 0.3 0.0003 0.01 - 0.09 L
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 77-47-4 F 0.05 0.05 - - - 0.006 0.2 - - N
Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 - - - F ‘91 5 5 0.001 0.04 0.001 0.3 C
Hexane (n-) 110-54-3 - - - F ‘87 10 4 - - - - I
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 - - - F ‘96 3 2 0.05 2 0.4 - D
HMX3 2691-41-0 - - - F ‘88 5 5 0.05 2 0.4 - D
Indeno[1,2,3,-c,d]pyrene (PAH) 193-39-5 - - - - - - - - - - B2
Isophorone 78-59-1 - - - F ‘92 15 15 0.2 7 0.1 4 C
Isopropyl methylphosphonate 1832-54-8 - - - F ‘92 30 30 0.1 3.5 0.7 - D
Isopropylbenzene (cumene) 98-82-8 - - - D ‘87 11 11 0.1 4 - - D
Lindane4 58-89-9 F 0.0002 0.0002 F ‘87 1 1 0.005 0.2 - - S
Malathion 121-75-5 - - - F ‘92 0.2 0.2 0.07 2 0.5 - S
Maleic hydrazide 123-33-1 - - - F ‘88 10 10 0.5 20 4 - D
MCPA5 94-74-6 - - - F ‘88 0.1 0.1 0.004 0.14 0.03 - N
Methomyl 16752-77-5 - - - F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.025 0.9 0.2 - E
Methoxychlor 72-43-5 F 0.04 0.04 F ‘87 0.05 0.05 0.005 0.2 0.04 - D
Methyl ethyl ketone 78-93-3 - - - F ‘87 75 7.5 0.6 20 4 - D
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 - - - F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.0002 0.007 0.001 - N
1
Carcinogenicity based on inhalation exposure.
2
Regulatory Determination Health Effects Support Document for Hexachlorobutadiene
(http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ccl/pdfs/reg_determine1/support_cc1_hexachlorobutadiene_healtheffects.pdf).
3
HMX = octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine.
4
Lindane = γ − hexachlorocyclohexane.
5
MCPA = 4 (chloro-2-methoxyphenoxy) acetic acid.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Metolachlor 51218-45-2 - - - F ‘88 2 2 0.1 3.5 0.7 - C
Metribuzin 21087-64-9 - - - F ‘88 5 5 0.01 0.35 0.07 - D
Monochloroacetic acid 79-11-8 F 0.07 0.061 - 0.2 0.2 0.01 0.35 0.07 - I
Monochlorobenzene 108-90-7 F 0.1 0.1 F ‘87 4 4 0.02 0.7 0.1 - D
Naphthalene 91-20-3 - - - F ‘90 0.5 0.5 0.02 0.7 0.1 - I
Nitrocellulose2 9004-70-0 - - - F ‘88 - - - - - - -
Nitroguanidine 556-88-7 - - - F ‘90 10 10 0.1 3.5 0.7 - D
Nitrophenol p- 100-02-7 - - - F ‘92 0.8 0.8 0.008 0.3 0.06 - D
N-nitrosodimethylamine - - - - - - - - - 0.00007 B2
Oxamyl (Vydate) 23135-22-0 F 0.2 0.2 F ‘05 0.01 0.01 0.001 0.035 - N
Paraquat 1910-42-5 - - - F ‘88 0.1 0.1 0.0045 0.2 0.03 - E
Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 F zero 0.001 F ‘87 1 0.3 0.005 0.2 0.04 0.009 L
PFOA 335-67-1 - - - F ‘16 - - 2 x 10-5 3.7 x 10-4 7 x 10-5 5 x 10-2 S
PFOS 1763-23-1 - - - F ‘16 - - 2 x 10-5 3.7 x 10-4 7 x 10-5 - S
Phenanthrene (PAH) 85-01-8 - - - - - - - - - - D
Phenol 108-95-2 - - - D ‘92 6 6 0.3 11 2 - D
Picloram 1918-02-1 F 0.5 0.5 F ‘88 20 20 0.02 0.7 - - D
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 1336-36-3 F zero 0.0005 D ‘93 - - - - - 0.01 B2
Prometon 1610-18-0 - - - F ‘88 0.2 0.2 0.05 2 0.4 - N
Pronamide 23950-58-5 - - - F ‘88 0.8 0.8 0.08 3 - 0.1 B2
Propachlor 1918-16-7 - - - F ‘88 0.5 0.5 0.05 2 - 0.1 L
Propazine 139-40-2 - - - F ‘88 - - 0.02 0.7 0.01 - N
Propham 122-42-9 - - - F ‘88 5 5 0.02 0.6 0.1 - D
Pyrene (PAH) 129-00-0 - - - - - - 0.03 - - - D
RDX3 121-82-4 - - - F ‘88 0.1 0.1 0.003 0.1 0.002 0.03 C
Simazine 122-34-9 F 0.004 0.004 F ‘88 - - 0.02 0.7 - - N
Styrene 100-42-5 F 0.1 0.1 F ‘87 20 2 0.2 7 0.1 - C
2,4,5-T (Trichlorophenoxy-acetic acid) 93-76-5 - - - F ‘88 0.8 0.8 0.01 0.35 0.07 - D
1
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: the total for five haloacetic acids is 0.06 mg/L.
2
The Health Advisory Document for nitrocellulose does not include HA values and describes this compound as relatively nontoxic.
3
RDX = hexahydro -1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) 1746-01-6 F zero 3E-08 F ’87 1E-06 1E-07 1E-09 4E-08 - 2E-08 B2
Tebuthiuron 34014-18-1 - - - F ‘88 3 3 0.07 2 0.5 - D
Terbacil 5902-51-2 - - - F ‘88 0.3 0.3 0.01 0.4 0.09 - E
Terbufos 13071-79-9 - - - F ‘88 0.005 0.005 0.00005 0.002 0.0004 - D
Tetrachloroethane (1,1,1,2-) 630-20-6 - - - F ‘89 2 2 0.03 1 0.07 0.1 C
Tetrachloroethane (1,1,2,2-) 79-34-5 - - - F ‘08 3 3 0.01 0.4 - 0.04 L
Tetrachloroethylene 1
127-18-4 F zero 0.005 F ‘87 2 2 0.01 0.5 0.01 - -
Tetrachloroterephthalic acid 236-79-0 - - - F ‘08 100 100 - - - - I
Trichlorofluoromethane 75-69-4 - - - F ‘89 7 7 0.3 10 2 - D
Toluene 108-88-3 F 1 1 D ‘93 20 2 0.08 3 - - I
Toxaphene 8001-35-2 F zero 0.003 F ‘96 0.004 0.004 0.0004 0.01 - 0.003 B2
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) 93-72-1 F 0.05 0.05 F ‘88 0.2 0.2 0.008 0.3 0.05 - D
Trichloroacetic acid 76-03-9 F 0.02 0.062 - 3 3 0.03 1 0.02 - S
Trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-) 120-82-1 F 0.07 0.07 F ‘89 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.35 0.07 - D
Trichlorobenzene (1,3,5-) 108-70-3 - - - F ‘89 0.6 0.6 0.006 0.2 0.04 - D
Trichloroethane (1,1,1-) 71-55-6 F 0.2 0.2 F ‘87 100 40 2 70 - - I
Trichloroethane (1,1,2-) 79-00-5 F 0.003 0.005 F ‘89 0.6 0.4 0.004 0.1 0.003 0.06 C
Trichloroethylene 1 79-01-6 F zero 0.005 F ‘87 - - 0.007 0.2 - 0.3 B2
Trichlorophenol (2,4,6-) 88-06-2 - - - D ‘94 0.03 0.03 0.0003 0.01 - 0.3 B2
Trichloropropane (1,2,3-) 96-18-4 - - - F ‘89 0.6 0.6 0.004 0.1 - - L
Trifluralin 1582-09-8 - - - F ‘90 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.7 0.01 0.4 C
Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-) 95-63-6 - - - D ‘87 - - - - - - D
Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-) 108-67-8 - - - D ‘87 10 - - - - - D
Trinitroglycerol 55-63-0 - - - F ‘87 0.005 0.005 - - 0.005 0.2 -
Trinitrotoluene (2,4,6-) 118-96-7 - - - F ‘89 0.02 0.02 0.0005 0.02 0.002 0.1 C
Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 F zero 0.002 F ‘87 3 3 0.003 0.1 - 0.002 H
Xylenes 1330-20-7 F 10 10 D ‘93 40 40 0.2 7 - - I

1
Under review.
2
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: The total for five haloacetic acids is 0.06 mg/L.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life-time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
INORGANICS
Ammonia 7664-41-7 - - - D ‘92 - - - - 30 - D
Antimony 7440-36-0 F 0.006 0.006 F ‘92 0.01 0.01 0.0004 0.01 0.006 - D
Arsenic 7440-38-2 F zero 0.01 - - - 0.0003 0.01 - 0.002 A
Asbestos (fibers/l >10Fm length) 1332-21-4 F 7 MFL1 7 MFL - - - - - - 700-MFL A2
Barium 7440-39-3 F 2 2 D ‘93 0.7 0.7 0.2 7 - - N
Beryllium 7440-41-7 F 0.004 0.004 F ‘92 30 30 0.002 0.07 - - -
Boron 7440-42-8 - - - F ‘08 3 3 0.2 7 6 - I
Bromate 7789-38-0 F zero 0.01 D ‘98 0.2 - 0.004 0.14 - 0.005 B2
Cadmium 7440-43-9 F 0.005 0.005 F ’87 0.04 0.04 0.0005 0.02 0.005 - D
Chloramine3 10599-90-3 F 44 44 D ‘95 - - 0.1 3.5 3.0 - -
Chlorine 7782-50-5 F 44 44 D ‘95 3 3 0.1 5 4 - D
Chlorine dioxide 10049-04-4 F 0.84 0.84 D ‘98 0.8 0.8 0.03 1 0.8 - D
Chlorite 7758-19-2 F 0.8 1 D ‘98 0.8 0.8 0.03 1 0.8 - D
Chromium (total) 7440-47-3 F 0.1 0.1 F ‘87 1 1 0.0035 0.1 - - D
Copper (at tap) 7440-50-8 F 1.3 TT6 D ‘98 - - - - - - D
Cyanide 143-33-9 F 0.2 0.2 F ‘87 0.2 0.2 0.00067 - - - I
Fluoride 7681-49-4 F 4 4 - -8 - 0.069 - - - -
Lead (at tap) 7439-92-1 F zero TT6 - - - - - - - B2
Manganese 7439-96-5 - - - F”04 1 1 0.1410 1.6 0.3 - D
Mercury (inorganic) 7487-94-7 F 0.002 0.002 F ‘87 0.002 0.002 0.0003 0.01 0.002 - D
Molybdenum 7439-98-7 - - - D ‘93 0.08 0.08 0.005 0.2 0.04 - D
Nickel 7440-02-0 F - - F ‘95 1 1 0.02 0.7 0.1 - -
1
MFL = million fibers per liter.
2
Carcinogenicity based on inhalation exposure.
3
Monochloramine; measured as free chlorine.
4
1998 Final Rule for Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products: MRDLG=Maximum Residual Disinfection Level Goal; and MRDL=Maximum Residual Disinfection Level.
5
IRIS value for chromium VI.
6
Copper action level 1.3 mg/L; lead action level 0.015 mg/L.
7
This RfD is for hydrogen cyanide.
8
In case of overfeed of the fluoridation chemical see CDC Guidelines in Engineering and Administrative Recommendations on Water Fluoridation
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039178.htm. Elevated F levels ≥ 10mg/L require action by the water system operator.
9
Based on dental fluorosis in children, a cosmetic effect. MCLG based on skeletal fluorosis.
10
Dietary manganese. The lifetime health advisory includes a 3 fold modifying factor to account for increased bioavailability from drinking water.
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Standards Health Advisories

10-kg Child
CASRN Status MCLG MCL Status HA One-day Ten-day RfD DWEL Life- time mg/L at 10-4 Cancer
Chemicals Number Reg. (mg/L) (mg/L) Document (mg/L) (mg/L) (mg/kg/day) (mg/L) (mg/L) Cancer Risk Descriptor
Nitrate (as N) 14797-55-8 F 10 10 D ‘93 101 101 1.6 - - - -
Nitrite (as N) 14797-65-0 F 1 1 D ‘93 11 11 0.16 - - - -
Nitrate + Nitrite (both as N) F 10 10 D ‘93 - - - - - - -
Perchlorate2 14797-73-0 - - - I ‘08 - - 0.007 0.025 0.015 - L/N
Selenium 7782-49-2 F 0.05 0.05 - - - 0.005 0.2 0.05 - D
Silver 7440-22-4 - - - F ‘92 0.2 0.2 0.0053 0.2 0.13 - D
Strontium 7440-24-6 - - - D ‘93 25 25 0.6 20 4 - D
Thallium 7440-28-0 F 0.0005 0.002 F ‘92 0.007 0.007 - - - - I
White phosphorous 7723-14-0 - - - F ‘90 - - 0.00002 0.0005 0.0001 D
Zinc 7440-66-6 - - - D ‘93 6 6 0.3 10 2 - I
RADIONUCLIDES
Beta particle and photon activity F zero 4 mrem/yr - - - - - 4 mrem/yr A
(formerly man-made
radionuclides)
Gross alpha particle activity F zero 15 pCi/L - - - - - - 15 pCi/L A
Combined Radium 226 & 228 7440-14-4 F zero 5 pCi/L - - - - - - - A
Radon 10043-92-2 P zero 300 pCi/L - - - - - - 150 pCi/L A
AMCL4
4000 pCi/L
Uranium 7440-61-1 F zero 0.03 - - - 0.00065 0.02 - - A
1
These values are calculated for a 4-kg infant and are protective for all age groups.
2
Subchronic value for pregnant women.
3
Based on a cosmetic effect.
4
AMCL = Alternative Maximum Contaminant Level.
5
Soluble uranium salts. Radionuclide Rule.
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Secondary Drinking Water Regulations

Chemicals CAS Number Status SDWR
Aluminum 7429-90-5 F 0.05 to 0.2 mg/L
Chloride 7647-14-5 F 250 mg/L
Color NA F 15 color units
Copper 7440-50-8 F 1.0 mg/L
Corrosivity NA F non-corrosive
Fluoride 7681-49-4 F 2.0 mg/L
Foaming agents NA F 0.5 mg/L
Iron 7439-89-6 F 0.3 mg/L
Manganese 7439-96-5 F 0.05 mg/L
Odor NA F 3 threshold odor numbers
pH NA F 6.5 – 8.5
Silver 7440-22-4 F 0.1 mg/L
Sulfate 7757-82-6 F 250 mg/L
Total dissolved solids (TDS) NA F 500 mg/L
Zinc 7440-66-6 F 5 mg/L
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Microbiology
Status HA
Status Reg. Document MCLG MCL Treatment Technique
Cryptosporidium F F 01 zero TT Systems that filter must remove 99% of
Cryptosporidium
Cylindrospermosin - F 15 - - -
Cyanobacterial Microcystin Toxins - F 15 - - -
Giardia lamblia F F 98 zero TT 99.9% killed/inactivated
Legionella F1 F 01 zero TT No limit; EPA believes that if Giardia and viruses
are inactivated, Legionella will also be controlled
Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) F1 - NA TT No more than 500 bacterial colonies per milliliter.
Mycobacteria - F 99 - - -
Total Coliforms F - zero 5% No more than 5.0% samples total coliform-
positive in a month. Every sample that has total
coliforms must be analyzed for fecal coliforms;
no fecal coliforms are allowed.
Turbidity F - NA TT At no time can turbidity go above 5 NTU
(nephelometric turbidity units)
Viruses F1 - zero TT 99.99% killed/inactivated
1 Regulated under the surface water treatment rule.
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Drinking Water Advisory Table

Chemicals Status Health-based Value Taste Threshold Odor Threshold

Ammonia D ‘92 Not Available 30 mg/L

Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MtBE) F ‘98 Not Available 40 µg/L 20 µg/L

Sodium F ‘03 20 mg/L (for individuals on a 30-60 mg/L

500 mg/day restricted sodium diet).

Sulfate F ‘03 500 mg/L 250 mg/L

Taste Threshold: Concentration at which the majority of consumers do not notice an adverse taste in drinking water; it is recognized
that some sensitive individuals may detect a chemical at levels below this threshold.
Odor Threshold: Concentration at which the majority of consumers do not notice an adverse odor in drinking water; it is recognized
that some sensitive individuals may detect a chemical at levels below this threshold.