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