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NITRATE/ NITRITE FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
In the United States the EPA, under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), has set the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for total nitrate/nitrite at 10.0 mg/L and for nitrite at 1.0 mg/L (measured as nitrogen, N). This is the health-based goal at …
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CHLORAMINE FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.org) for public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the level below which there is no known or expected risk to health. Chloramines do pose a risk for hemodialysis patients and fish. Chloramines easily enter the bloodstream through dialysis membranes and the gills of fish. Once in the blood stream, chloramines
CONSUMPTION OF LOW TDS WATER - Water Quality …
www.wqa.orgchapters in this paper discussing consumption of demineralized water, which suggest that more research may be necessary to determine if guidelines should be established for minimum drinking water TDS limits, but the overall symposium conclusions are silent on the matter.
AMMONIA FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.orgThe concentration of ammonia that exists in drinking water has been determined by the US EPA and WHO not to be of a health risk. WHO does recognize odor effects at a concentration of 1.5 mg/L and taste effects at 35 mg/L. In 2013, the US EPA has recommended water quality criteria for aquatic life expressed as Total ...
BARIUM FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.orgAnimal studies have found increased blood pressure and changes in the heart from ingesting barium over a long time. Based on such studies, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has set a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) at 2.0 mg/L (or ppm) in water. The federal Safe
ALUMINUM FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.orgenter any water source. Al3+ is known to exist in groundwater in concentrations ranging from 0.1 ppm to 8.0 ppm. Aluminum can be present as aluminum hydroxide, a residual from the municipal feeding of alum (aluminum sulfate) or as sodium aluminate from clarification or precipitation softening. It has been
ARSENIC FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.orgWQA Technical Fact Sheet: Arsenic Parts of Midwest, New England, and Texas have some systems whose current arsenic levels are greater than 10 µg/L (or ppb).
URANIUM FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
www.wqa.orgWQA Technical Fact Sheet: Uranium The US EPA has issued a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal of zero and a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 0.030 mg/L for uranium. The 0.030 mg/L is based on increased risk of kidney toxicity and is equivalent to about 27 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of radioactivity, which also presents an
GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC) FACT SHEET
www.wqa.orgWQA Technical Fact Sheet Activated Carbon for Radon Removal Radon (Symbol Rn) is a radioactive gas that does not impart taste or odor to water. It stems from the natural decay of uranium to radium and radium to radon (radon is known to increase the risk of lung cancer when inhaled). Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US today.
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www.wqa.orgTHE VALUE OF WQA’ S INDUSTRY PARTNER PROGRAM (IPP) ALLIED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS CAREER CENTER: • Significant discount on job posting fees • Access to more than 15,000 resumes VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: • Share company expertise on a WQA committee or task force
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ARSENIC FACT SHEET - Water Quality Association
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