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Potential health effects Decreased longevity, blood effects Dermal, nervous system effects, cancer Possible carcinogen by ingestion Blood pressure effects Bone, lung effects, cancer Kidney effects Nervous system effects Liver, kidney, circulatory system effects Gastrointestinal effects Thyroid, central nervous system effects Skeletal fluorosis Cancer, kidney, central and peripheral nervous system effects Kidney, central nervous syste

Standards and potential health effects of the contaminants regulated under the SDWA

Best Available Technology (BAT) C-F 3 , RO IX,AA,RO, C-F,LS,ED, OX-F C-F 3 , DF, DEF IX,RO, LS 3 IX,RO, C-F 3 LS 3 , AA,IX DC C-F 3 , LS3, IX, RO DC C-F 3 , LS 3 , (Cr III), IX, RO CC, SWT IX, RO, Cl 2 AA, RO CC, PE, SWT, LSLR C-F 3 (influent < 10
g/L), LS 3 , GAC, RO (influent < 10
g/L) IX,RO,ED IX,RO IX,RO C-F 3 (Se IV), LS 3 , AA,RO,ED IX, AA C-F,IX,RO C-F,RO IX,LS,RO C-F 3 , LS 3 , AX

Maximum contaminant level mg/L 0.006 0.010 7 million (fibers/L) 2 0.004 0.010 0.005 1.0 0.1 TT 0.2 4 TT 0.002 10 1 10 0.05 0.002 4 mrem 15 pCi/L 5 pCi/L 30
g/L

Maximum contaminant level goal mg/L 0.006 Zero million 7 (fibers/L) 2 0.004 Zero 0.005 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.2 4 Zero 0.002 10 1 10 0.05 0.0005 Zero Zero No MCLG Zero

(continued) Asbestos (fibers > 10 µm) Nitrate nitrite (both as N) Radium-226 radium-228

TABLE 2-14 Contaminant Inorganics Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Bromate Cadmium Chlorite Chromium (total) Copper Cyanide Fluoride Lead Mercury Nitrate (as N) Nitrite (as N) Selenium Thallium Radionuclides Beta particle and photon emitters Alpha particles Uranium

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