Contaminants and factors monitored within the EH Monitoring System

Supplement

Contaminant factor

Realization
in subsystem

CAS No

Classification
of carcinogenity
(group)

Exposure limits

RfC EPA

Limit value
in air

Type of limit
value in air

Limit value
in drinking
water

Type
of limit
value in
dr. water

ADI, PMTDI+,PTWI*

RfD

1

2

4

5

EPA

IARC

[µg/kg/d, * week]

[µg/kg/d]

[µg/m3]

[µg/m3]

[µg/L]

Acrylamide

 

x

 

 

79-06-1

 B2

2A

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

1

Activity concentration sum, alpha

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity concentration sum, beta

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity concentration, Rn 222

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aldrin

 

 

x

 

309-00-2

 

3

0.1

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

7429-90-5

 

 

7000*

 

 

 

 

200

2

Ammonia ions

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

5000

2

Antimony

 

x

 

 

7440-36-0

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

5

1

Antracen

x

 

 

 

120-12-7

 D

3

 

300

 

 

 

 

 

Arsenic

x

x

x

x

7440-38-2

 A

1

15*

0.3

0.03

0.006

 AL

10

1

Aspergillus spp.

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacteria colif. [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

Bacteria psychrofillic [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

2

Barium (and compounds)

 

x

 

 

7440-39-3

 

 

51

70

 

 

 

1000

1

Benzene

x

x

 

 

71-43-2

 A

1

 

 

 

5

 AL

1

3

Benzo[a]anthracene

x

 

 

 

56-55-3

 B2

2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[a]pyrene-3,4

x

x

 

 

50-32-8

 B2

2A

 

 

 

0.001

 AL

0.01

3

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

x

 

 

 

205-99-2

 B2

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[g,h,i]perylene

x

 

 

 

191-24-2

 D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

x

 

 

 

207-08-9

 B2

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beryllium (and compounds)

 

x

 

 

7440-41-7

 B1

1

 

2

0.02

 

 

1

1

Boron

 

x

 

 

7440-42-8

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

1000

1

Bromates

 

x

 

 

15541-45-4

 B2

 

 

4

 

 

 

25

3

Bromodichloromethane

 

x

 

 

75-27-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadmium (and compounds)

x

x

x

x

7440-43-9

 B1

1

7*

0.5 water
1.0 diet

0.01

0.005

 AL

5

1

Calcium (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

7440-70-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 30000

2

Calcium and Magnesium (and com.)

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbon monoxide

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10000

8hL

 

 

Clostridium perfringens [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

Colour of drinking water

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20000

2

Conductivity

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

2

Copper (and compounds)

 

x

x

x

7440-50-8

 D

 

500 +

 

 

 

 

1000

1

Cyanides

 

x

 

 

57-12-5

 D

 

12

20

 

 

 

50

1

DDD-o,p

 

 

x

 

53-19-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDD-p,p

 

 

x

x

72-54-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDE-o,p

 

 

x

 

3424-82-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDE-p,p

 

 

x

x

72-55-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDT-o,p

 

x

x

 

789-02-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

1

DDT-p,p

 

x

x

x

50-29-3

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

1

1

DDTs – sum

 

 

x

x

 

 

2B

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Di[2-etylhexyl]phthalate

 

 

 

x

117-81-7

 B2

 

20

20

 

 

 

 

 

Di-benz[a,h]anthracene

x

 

 

 

53-70-3

 B2

2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dibromchloromethane

 

x

 

 

124-48-1

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dieldrin

 

 

x

 

60-57-1

 B2

3

0.1

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

Dichlorbenzenes – sum

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dichloroethane-1,2

 

x

 

 

107-06-2

 B2

2B

 

30

 

 

 

10

3

Dichloroethene-1,2

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

9

9

 

 

 

50

1

Dichloromethane

x

x

 

 

75-09-2

 B2

2B

 

60

 

3000

 RfC d

20

1

Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - 2,4

 

x

 

 

94-75-7

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

0.1

1

Di-n-butylphthalate

 

 

 

x

84-74-2

 D

 

100

100

 

 

 

 

 

Endosulphane

 

 

x

 

115-29-7

 

 

6

6

 

 

 

 

 

Endrin

 

 

x

 

72-20-8

 D

3

0.2

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

Enterococci [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

Epichlorhydrine

 

x

 

 

106-89-8

 B2

2A

 

1

 

 

 

0.1

3

Escherichia coli  [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

Ethylbenzene

x

x

 

 

100-41-4

 D

2B

97

100

1000

400

 RfC d

20 (300)

2 (1)

Fenanthrene

x

 

 

 

85-01-8

 D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flavour of drinking water [grade]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 acceptable

2

Fluoranthen

x

 

 

 

206-44-0

 D

3

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

Fluorine (and compounds)

 

x

 

x

7782-41-4

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

1500

1

Formaldehyde

x

x

 

 

50-00-0

 B1

2A

150

200

 

60

 RfC 1h

900

1

Freon 11

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freon 113

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freon 12

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heptachloroepoxide

 

 

x

 

1024-57-3

 B2

 

0.1  a

0.013

 

 

 

 

 

Heptachlorine

 

x

 

 

76-44-8

 B2

2B

0.1  a

0.5

 

 

 

0.03

1

Hexachlorobenzene

 

x

x

x

118-74-1

 B2

2B

0.17

0.8

 

 

 

0.1

1

Hexachlorocyklohexane – HCH, sum

 

 

 

x

 

 

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCH alpha

 

 

x

x

319-84-6

 B2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCH beta

 

 

x

x

319-85-7

 C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCH delta

 

 

x

 

319-86-8

 D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCH gamma (lindane)

 

x

x

x

58-89-9

 B2

 

8

0.3

 

 

 

0.1

1

Chlorides

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100000

2

Chlorine free

 

x

 

 

7782-50-5

 

 

150

100

 

 

 

50

2

Chlorites

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

2

Chlorobenzene

x

x

 

 

108-90-7

 D

 

 

20

 

100

 RfC a

10, 300

 (2)1

Chloroethene

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

 

0.5

3

Chloroform

x

x

 

 

67-66-3

 B2

2B

15

10

 

100

 RfC a

150

1

Chromium  (and compounds)

x

x

x

 

7440-47-3

 A inh
D oral

1

 

c

0.1

0.000025 c

 RfC a

50

1

Chrysene

x

 

 

 

218-01-9

 B2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyren

x

 

 

 

193-39-5

 B2

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iodine (and compounds)

 

 

x

 

7553-56-2

 

 

17 +

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

7439-89-6

 

 

800 +

 

 

 

 

200

2

Lead (and compounds)

x

x

x

x

7439-92-1

 B2

2B

25*

 

 

0.5

 AL

25

1

Magnesium (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

7439-95-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10000

2

Manganese (and compounds)

x

x

x

 

7439-96-5

 D

 

 

140

0.05

0.15

 RfC a

50

2

Mercury (and compounds)

 

x

x

x

7439-97-6

 D

3

5  *

0.1

0.3

0.05

 AL

1

1

Methoxychlorine

 

x

x

 

72-43-5

 D

3

100

5

 

 

 

0.1

1

Methyl chloride

x

 

 

 

74-87-3

 D

3

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

Natrium (and compounds)

 

 

x

 

7440-23-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel (and compounds)

x

x

x

 

7440-02-0

 A

2B

 

20

 

0.02

 AL

20

1

Nitrates

 

x

x

x

14797-55-8

 

 

3700

7000

 

 

 

50000

2

Nitrites

 

x

x

 

14797-65-0

 

 

60

330

 

 

 

500

1

Nitrogen dioxide

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 AL

 

 

Nitrogen monoxide

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen oxides – sum

x

 

 

 

10102-44-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of aberant cells

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of revertants

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odour of drinking water [grade]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

2

Ochratoxin A

 

 

x

x

 

 

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic carbon total

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5000

2

Organisms dead [number/ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

2

Organisms living [number/ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

Oxidability MnO 4-

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3000

2

Ozone

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

8-hL

50

2

Particulate matter – PM 10

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40 s, 20 r

 AL 

 

 

Particulate matter – PM 10

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 t (35x)

24-hL

 

 

Particulate matter – TSP

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 028

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 052

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 101

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 118

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 138

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 153

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB 180

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCBs – sum of congeners

 

 

 

x

1336-36-3

 B2

2A

0.4  +

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCDDs – sum of congeners

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCDFs – sum of congeners

 

 

x

x

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penicillium crustosum

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pentachlorophenol

 

x

 

 

87-86-5

 B2

2B

3

30

 

 

 

0.1

1

Pesticides total

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

1

 pH

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5-9.5

2

Phosphorus

 

 

x

 

7723-14-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons – sum

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

3

Potassium (and compounds)

 

 

x

 

7440-09-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyrene

x

 

 

 

129-00-0

D

3

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

Selenium (and compounds)

 

x

x

x

7782-49-2

D

3

 

5

 

 

 

10

1

Silver (and compounds)

 

x

 

 

7440-22-4

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

50

1

Solids dissolved

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1000000

2

Solids nonpolar extractable

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

1

Solids organic extractable

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

1

Styrene

x

 

 

 

100-42-5

 

2B

7.7

200

1000

260

 RfC w

 

 

Sulphan

 

x

 

 

7778-30-64

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

10

2

Sulphates

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250000

2

Sulphur dioxide

x

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

50, 125v

 AL, 24-hL

 

 

Temperature [C°]

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tetrachloroethene-1,1,2,2,

x

x

 

 

127-18-4

 

2A

 

10

 

250

 RfC a

10

1

Tetrachloromethane

x

x

 

 

56-23-5

 

 

0.71

0.7

 

20

 RfC a

2

1

Toluene

x

x

 

 

108-88-3

D

3

 

200

400

260

 RfC w

50 (700)

2 (1)

Tribromomethane

 

x

 

 

75-25-2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trihalogenmethanes THMb

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trichloroethane-1,1,1

x

 

 

 

71-55-6

D

3

 

 

1000

 

 

 

 

Trichloroethene 1,1,2

x

x

 

 

79-01-6

 

2A

 

4

 

2

 RfC a

10

1

Trimethylbenzenes – sum

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbidity of drinking water [NTU]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

2

Volatile org. comp. (US EPA TO14)

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xylenes

x

x

 

 

1330-20-7

D

3

180

2000

 

100

 RfC a

100 (500)

2 (1)

Zinc (and compounds)

 

 

x

x

7440-66-6

D

 

1000 +

300

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Subsystems: 1 – air pollution, 2 – drinking water, 4 – dietary exposure, 5 – biological monitoring

Evaluation of human carcinogenity:
EPA: Group A – human carcinogen, group B1 – probable human carcinogen, limited human data are available, group B2 – probable human carcinogen, sufficient evidence in animals and inadequate or no evidence in humans, group C – possible human carcinogen
IARC: Group 1: human carcinogen, group 2A: probable carcinogen to humans, group 2B: possible carcinogen to humans, group 3: unclassifiable as to carcinogenity in humans

a – sum of heptachlorine and heptachlor epoxid
b – sum of chloroform, bromdichloromethane, dibromchloromethane and bromoform
c – for Cr VI
x – for subsystem 1 – fenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyren,
dibenz[a,h]antracen, benzo[g,h,i]perylen, indeno[c,d]pyren
for subsystem 2 – benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[c,d]pyrene

s – limit value to be reached till 2005
r – limit value to be reached till 2010
t – daily limit PM10, not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year
v – daily limit SO2, not to be reached more than 3 times a year

Expozièní limity:
ADI – acceptable daily intake
PMTDI, TDI, PTWI – provisional maximum tolerable daily or tolerable daily (weekly) intake
RfD – reference dose for chronic oral exposure (US EPA)

Type of limit values in air:
8hL – limit value for interval 8 hours
24-hL – daily limit value
AL – annual limit
RfC – reference concentration set by the expert group of air hygiene NIPH
RfC
1h – hourly
RfC
d – daily
RfC
w – weekly
RfC
a – annual

Type of limit values in drinking water:
MLV – 1 (maximal limit value)
LV – 2 (limit value)
MVRR – 3 (maximum value of reference risk)

Monitoring of urban soil pollution has not been in routine, therefore subsystem 8 is not included.


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