WHO standards for groundwater

5

4

3

2

1

Test Method

Test Parameter

500 mg/L or less

12,740

12,530

9930

10,420

9820

TDS

250 mg/L or less

4246

4012

4139

3468

3191.40

BS1377 Part3 1990

Chloride

400 mg/L or less

2670

2645

2520

2478

2332.00

BS1377 Part3 1990

Sulfate

50 mg/L or less

42

42

44

43

43

BS1377 Part3 1990

Nitrate

75 mg/L or less

849.30

845.20

833.30

831.20

828.40

ASTM D 511

Calcium

100 mg/L or less

330.02

324.22

311.02

309.22

303.42

ASTM D 511

Magnesium

35 mg/L or less

4327.20

4320.50

4290.20

4280.50

4100.00

Flame Photometric

Sodium

2 mg/L or less

36.50

34.40

33.70

33.00

32.00

Flame Photometric

Potassium

0.3 mg/L

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

<0.10

ASTM D 1068

Iron

0.003 mg/L or less

0.005

0.005

0.006

0.006

0.007

APHA3120

Cadmium

0.05 mg/L or less

0.530

0.534

0.536

0.538

0.539

APHA3120

Chromium

40 mg/L or less

0.33

0.36

0.40

0.41

0.36

APHA3120

Vanadium

7 mg/L or less

0.11

0.13

0.16

0.17

0.17

Nano Photometric

Copper

1.3 mg/L or less

0.48

0.49

0.51

0.52

0.52

Nano Photometric

Nickel

20 mg/L or less

0.59

0.60

0.63

0.68

0.64

Nano Photometric

Zinc

5 mg/L or less

0.20

0.23

0.25

0.27

0.28

APHA3120

Aluminum

50 mg/L or less

0.19

0.21

0.23

0.24

0.24

APHA3120

Lithium

1 mg/L or less

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.02

APHA3120

Boron

0.8 mg/L or less

0.90

0.95

1.09

1.05

1.1

APHA3120

Fluoride