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

 

p-Dichlorobenzene

 

0.040

 

0.001

 

 

>98

 

1,2-Dichloroethane

 

0.088

 

0.0048

 

95

 

1,1 -Dichloroethylene

 

0.083

 

0.001

 

 

>99

 

Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

 

0.170

 

0.0005

 

>99

 

Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

 

0.086

 

0.001

 

 

>99

 

1,2-Dichloropropane

 

0.080

 

0.001

 

 

>99

 

Cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene

 

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 -Dichloro-2-Propanone

0.0072

 

0.0001

 

99

 

1,1,1 -Trichloro-2-Propanone

0.0082

 

0.0003

 

96

 

Heptachlor (H-34, Heptox)

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

 

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

 

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

 

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

 

0.160

 

0.0005

 

>99

 

1,1,1 -Trichloroethane

 

0.084

 

0.0046

 

95

 

1,1,2-Trichloroethane

 

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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