NSF/ANSI Standard 53 - Health Effects - Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC's) included by surrogate testing*
Chemical | Contaminant |
| Influent Challenge | NSF | Maximum Permissible | Chemical | Reduction | ||
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| Concentration {mg/L) | Level | Concentration {mg/L) | Percent | {%) |
Carbofuran |
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| 0.190 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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Carbon tetrachloride |
| 0.078 | 0.0018 | 98 |
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Chloropicrin |
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| 0.015 | 0.0002 | 99 |
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2,4, D |
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| 0.110 | 0.0017 | 98 |
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Dibromochloropropane | (DBCP) | 0.052 | 0.00002 | >99 |
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| 0.040 | 0.001 |
| >98 |
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| 0.088 | 0.0048 | 95 |
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1,1 |
| 0.083 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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| 0.170 | 0.0005 | >99 |
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| 0.086 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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| 0.080 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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| 0.079 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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Dinoseb |
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| 0.170 | 0.0002 | 99 |
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Ethylene | dibromide (EDB) | 0.044 | 0.00002 | >99 |
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Haloacetonitriles | (HAN): |
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Bromochloroacetonitrile |
| 0.022 | 0.0005 | 98 |
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Dibromoacetonitrile |
| 0.024 | 0.0006 | 98 |
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Dichloroacetonitrile |
| 0.0096 | 0.0002 | 98 |
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Trichloroacetonitrile |
| 0.015 | 0.0003 | 98 |
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Haloketones | (HK): |
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1,1 | 0.0072 | 0.0001 | 99 |
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1,1,1 | 0.0082 | 0.0003 | 96 |
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Heptachlor | 0.25 | 0.00001 | >99 |
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Heptachlor | epoxide |
| 0.0107 | 0.0002 | 98 |
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Hexachlorobutadiene |
| 0.044 | 0.001 |
| >98 |
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.060 | 0.000002 | >99 |
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Methoxychlor |
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| 0.05 | 0.0001 | >99 |
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Pentachlorophenol |
| 0.096 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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Simazine |
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| 0.120 | 0.004 |
| >97 |
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Styrene |
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| 0.150 | 0.0005 | >99 |
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| 0.081 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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Toluene |
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| 0.078 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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2,4,5 TP | (Silvex) |
| 0.270 | 0.0016 | 99 |
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Tribromoacetic | Acid |
| 0.042 | 0.001 |
| >98 |
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| 0.160 | 0.0005 | >99 |
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1,1,1 |
| 0.084 | 0.0046 | 95 |
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| 0.150 | 0.0005 | >99 |
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Trichloroethylene |
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| 0.180 | 0.0010 | >99 |
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Xylenes |
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| 0.070 | 0.001 |
| >99 |
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*Chloroform was used as the surrogate ® NSF is a registered trademark of NSF
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