Contaminants and factors in the EH Monitoring System

Supplement

Contaminant/factor

Realization
in subsystem

CASRN

Classification
of carcino-
genity (group)

Exposure limits

Limit value
in air

Type
of limit value

Limit value
in drinking
water

Type
of limit
value

ADI, PMTDI+, PTWI*

RfD

I

II

IV

V

VIII

EPA

IARC

[µg/kg/d, * week]

[µg/kg/d]

[µg/m3]

[µg/L]

Acrylamide

 

x

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

 

 

7,000*

 

 

 

200

2

Antimony

 

x

 

 

 

7440-36-0

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

5

1

Anthracene

x

 

 

 

 

120-12-7

D

3

 

300

 

 

 

 

Arsenic (and compounds)

x

x

x

x

x

7440-38-2

A

1

15*

0.3

0.006s

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

200

 

 

1,000

1

Benzene

x

x

 

 

 

71-43-2

A

1

 

 

5

AL

1

1

Benzo[a]anthracene

x

 

 

 

x

56-55-3

B2

2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[a]pyrene-3,4

x

x

 

 

x

50-32-8

B2

2A

 

 

0.001s

AL

0.01

1

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

x

 

 

 

x

205-99-2

B2

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[g,h,i]perylene

x

 

 

 

x

191-24-2

D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

x

 

 

 

x

207-08-9

B2

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beryllium (and compounds)

 

x

 

 

x

7440-41-7

B1

1

 

2

 

 

2

1

Boron

 

x

 

 

 

7440-42-8

 

 

 

90

 

 

1,000

1

Bromates

 

x

 

 

 

15541-45-4

B2

 

 

4

 

 

10

1

Bromodichloromethane

 

x

 

 

 

75-27-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromoform

 

x

 

 

 

75-25-2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadmium (and compounds)

x

x

x

x

x

7440-43-9

B1

1

7*

0.5 water
1.0 diet

0.005s

AL

5

1

Calcium (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

 

7440-70-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 30,000

2

Calcium and Magnesium (and com.)

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbon monoxide

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

8-hL

 

 

Clostridium perfringens [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

Colour of drinking water

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

2

Conductivity [mS/m]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

2

Copper (and compounds)

 

x

x

x

x

7440-50-8

D

 

500+

 

 

 

1,000

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-benz[a,h]anthracene

x

 

 

 

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

1

Dichloromethane

x

 

 

 

 

75-09-2

B2

2B

 

60

3,000

RfCd

 

 

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

Epichlorohydrine

 

x

 

 

 

106-89-8

B2

2A

 

1

 

 

0.1

1

Escherichia coli [CFU/100 ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

Ethylbenzene

x

 

 

 

 

100-41-4

D

2B

97

100

400

RfCd

 

 

Flavour of drinking water [grade]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acceptable

2

Fluoranthene

x

 

 

 

 

206-44-0

D

3

 

40

 

 

 

 

Fluorine (and compounds)

 

x

 

x

 

7782-41-4

 

 

 

60

 

 

1,500

1

Formaldehyde

x

 

 

 

 

50-00-0

1

2A

150

200

60

RfC1h

 

 

Freon 11

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freon 113

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Freon 12

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heptachloroepoxide

 

 

x

 

 

1024-57-3

B2

 

0.1a

0.013

 

 

 

 

Hexachlorobenzene

 

 

x

x

 

118-74-1

B2

2B

0.17

0.8

 

 

 

 

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

 

58-89-9

B2

 

8

0.3

 

 

 

 

Chlorides

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

100,000

2

Chlorine free

 

x

 

 

 

7782-50-5

 

 

150

100

 

 

300

2

Chlorites

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

2

Chlorobenzene

x

 

 

 

 

108-90-7

D

 

 

20

100

RfCa

 

 

Chloroethene

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

1

1

Chloroform

x

x

 

 

 

67-66-3

B2

2B

15

10

100

RfCa

30

2

Chromium  (and compounds)

x

x

x

 

x

7440-47-3

A inh
D oral

1

 

3c

0.000025c

RfCa

50

1

Chrysene

x

 

 

 

x

218-01-9

B2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

x

 

 

 

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

x

7439-92-1

B2

2B

25*

 

0.5

AL

10

1

Magnesium (and compounds)

 

x

x

 

 

7439-95-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 10,000

2

Manganese (and compounds)

x

x

x

 

 

7439-96-5

D

 

 

140

0.15

RfCa

50

2

Mercury (and compounds)

 

x

x

x

x

7439-97-6

D

3

5*

0.1

0.05

AL

1

1

Methoxychlorine

 

 

x

 

 

72-43-5

D

3

100

5

 

 

 

 

Methyl chloride

x

 

 

 

 

74-87-3

D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,700

7,000

 

 

50,000

1

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 revertant

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odour of drinking water [grade]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acceptable

2

Ochratoxin A

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic carbon total

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

2

Organisms living [number/ml]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

2

Oxidability MnO4-

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

2

Ozone

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

8-hL

50

2

Particulate matter – PM10

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

AL

 

 

Particulate matter – PM10

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50t (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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pesticides total

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

1

pH

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5–9.5

2

Phenanthrene

x

 

 

 

 

85-01-8

D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons – sum

x

x

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

1

Potassium (and compounds)

 

 

x

 

 

7440-09-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyrene

x

 

 

 

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

Styrene

x

 

 

 

 

100-42-5

 

2B

7.7

200

260

RfCw

 

 

Sulphates

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

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

RfCa

10

1

Tetrachloromethane

x

 

 

 

 

56-23-5

 

 

0.71

0.7

20

RfCa

 

 

Toluene

x

 

 

  

 

108-88-3

D

3

 

200

260

RfCw

 

 

Tribromomethane

 

x

 

 

 

75-25-2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trihalogenmethanes THMb

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trichloroethane-1,1,1

x

 

 

 

 

71-55-6

D

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trichloroethene 1,1,2

x

x

 

 

 

79-01-6

 

2A

 

4

2

RfCa

10

1

Trimethylbenzenes – sum

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbidity of drinking water [NTU]

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

2

Volatile org. comp. (US EPA TO14)

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xylenes

x

 

 

 

 

1330-20-7

D

3

180

2,000

100

RfCa

 

 

Zinc (and compounds)

 

 

x

x

 

7440-66-6

D

 

1,000+

300

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Subsystems: I – air pollution, II – drinking water, IV – dietary exposure, V – biological monitoring, VIII – soil contamination

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 a heptachlor epoxide
b – sum of chloroform, bromdichloromethane, dibromchloromethane and bromoform
c – for CrVI
x – for subsystem I – phenanthrene, 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 II – benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene, indeno[c,d]pyrene

s – target limit value
t – daily limit PM10, not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year
v – daily limit SO2, not to be exceeded more than 3 times a year

Exposure limits:
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:
8-hL – limit value for interval 8 hours
24-hL – daily limit value
AL – annual limit

RfC – reference concentration set by the air quality expert group of NIPH
        RfC
1h –  hourly
        RfC
d – daily
        RfC
w – weekly
        RfC
a – annual

Type of limit values in drinking water:
MLV – 1 (maximum limit value)
LV – 2 (limit value)


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