National Environmental Quality Standards for Municipal andLiquid Industrial effluents (mg/l unless otherwise defined)

Parameter

Standards

Temperature in oC

40

pH

6-10

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

150

Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) at 20 oC

80

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

200

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

3500

Oil & Grease

10

Phenolic compounds (as phenol)

0.1

Chloride (Cl)

1000

Fluoride (F)

20

Cyanide (CN)

2

Anionic Detergents (MBAS)*

20

Sulfate (SO4)

600

Sulfide (S)

1.0

Ammonia (NH3)

40

Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicide & Insecticides

0.15

Cadmium

0.1

Chromium (trivalent & hexavalent)

1.0

Copper

1.0

Lead

0.5

Mercury

0.01

Selenium

0.5

Nickel

1.0

Silver

1.0

Total toxic metals

2.0

Zinc

5.0

Arsenic

1.0

Barium

1.5

Iron

2.0

Manganese

1.5

Boron

6.0

Chlorine

1.0

*   = Modified Benzene Alkyl Sulfate

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