INDIAN STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY

Indian standards for water quality

Indian Standards for Water Quality

The water quality norms as prescribed in Indian standards for various applications ) Indian standards for drinking (IS 100500-1991), irrigation applications (IS 11624-1986))

Parameter
Dissolved oxygen (mg/liter) Biological oxygen demand (mg/liter) Total coliform bacteria (most Probable number per 100 ml.) Total dissolved solids (mg/liter) Chloride as chlorine (mg/liter) Colour (hazen) Sodium absorption ratio Boron (mg/liter) Sulphates (mg/liter) Nitrates (mg/liter) Free ammonia as nitrogen (mg/liter) Conductivity at 25 C (s/cm) PH Arsenic (mg/liter) Iron (mg/liter Fluorides (mg/liter) Lead (mg/liter) Copper (mg/liter) Zinc (mg/liter)

Maximum/ Minimum
Minimum Minimum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

Drinking water without conventional Treatment but after Disinfection

6 2 50 500 250 10

Drinking water with conventional treatment followed by disinfection

4 3 5000 1500 600 300

Irrigation industrial cooling, etc.

2100 500

26 2 1000

400 20

400 50

6.58.5 0.05 0.3 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.5

6.58.5 0.20 50 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.5

2.25 6.08.0

Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

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