California Public Health Goals (PHGs) For Chemicals in Drinking Water
Table 1
California Public Health Goals (PHGs)
for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[December 31, 1997]
| Chemical |
California PHG (ppb) |
|---|---|
| Alachlor |
4 |
| Antimony |
20 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene |
0.004 |
| Chlordane |
0.03 |
| Copper |
170 |
| Cyanide |
150 |
| Dalapon |
790 |
| Diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) |
12 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (1,2-DCB) |
600 |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) |
6 |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) |
70 |
| Dinoseb |
14 |
| Endothall |
580 |
| Ethylbenzene |
300 |
| Fluoride |
1,000 |
| Glyphosate |
1,000 |
| Lead |
2 |
| Nitrate |
10,000 as N |
| Nitrite |
1,000 as N |
| Nitrate and Nitrite |
10,000 as N |
| Oxamyl |
50 |
| Pentachlorophenol (PCP) |
0.4 |
| Picloram |
500 |
| Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11) |
700 |
| Trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113) |
4,000 |
| Xylene(s) |
1,800 |
Footnotes:
1. Public Health Goals (PHGs) are developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment OEHHA), California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).
2. ppb = parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (m g/L)
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
- Alachlor
- Antimony
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Chlordane
- Copper
- Cyanide
- Dalapon
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
- Dinoseb
- Endothall
- Ethylbenzene
- Fluoride
- Glyphosate
- Lead and Lead Compounds
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Nitrite and Nitrate
- Oxamyl
- Pentachlorophenol
- Picloram
- Trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11)
- trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113)
- Xylene