{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-740","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:740","heading":"Appendices; maximum contaminant levels","body":"A. Appendix A. The following provisions are the maximum contaminant levels for the following compounds:\nCompound\nMaximum Contaminant =\nppb\nLevel (mg/L)\n(1) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS\nTrichloroethylene\n0.005\n5\nCarbon tetrachloride\n0.005\n5\nVinyl Chloride\n0.002\n2\n1,2-Dichloroethane\n0.005\n5\nBenzene\n0.005\n5\n1,1,-Dichloroethylene\n0.007\n7\n1,1,1,-Trichloroethane\n0.200\n200\np-Dichlorobenzene\n0.075\n75\nTrihalomethanes\n0.010\n10\n(2) INORGANIC COMPOUNDS\nArsenic\n0.05\n50\nBarium\n1.0\n1000\nCadmium\n0.01\n10\nChloride\n250.0\n250,000\nChromium\n0.05\n50\nCopper\n1.0\n1,000\nFluoride\n4.0\n4,000\nIron\n0.3\n300\nLead\n0.005\n5\nManganese\n0.05\n50\nMercury\n0.002\n2\nNitrate\n10.0\n10,000\nSelenium\n0.01\n10\nSilver\n0.05\n50\nSulfate\n250.0\n250,000\nTDS\n500.0\nZinc\n5.0\n5,000\n(3) ORGANIC COMPOUNDS\nEndrin\n0.0002\n0.2\nLindane\n0.004\n4.0\nMethoxychlor\n0.10\n100.0\nToxaphene\n0.005\n5.0\n2,4-D\n0.10\n100.0\n2,4,5-TP (Silvex)\n0.01\n10.0\n(4) WATER PROPERTIES\nColor\n\u003c 15 units\nTurbidity\n\u003c 5 units\npH\n6.5 - 8.5\nOdor\n3 T.O.N.\n(5) RADIONUCLIDES\n*Gross Alpha\n15 pCi/L\n**Gross Beta\n50 pCi/L\n*If Gross Alpha is greater than 5, analyze for Radium 226 and Radium 228. Their total should not exceed 5 pCi/L.\n**If Gross Beta is greater than 8 pCi/L, analyze for Strontium 90. If Gross Beta is greater than 50 pCi/L, analyze for Tritium and other man-made nuclides.\nB. Appendix B. The following is a listing of inorganic and organic substances:\n(1) Inorganics\nAluminum\nAmmonia\nAntimony\nBeryllium\nBoron\nCyanide\nFoaming Agents\nMolybdenum\nNickel\nRadium 226\nRadium 228\nRadon\nSodium\nStrontium\nThallium\nUranium\nVanadium\n(2) Organics\nAcrylamide\nAlachlor\nAtrazine\nAldrin\nAldicarb\nAldicarb Sulfone\nAldicarb Sulfoxide\nAcenaphthene\nAcenaphthylene\nAdipates\nAuthracene\nBentazon\nBromobenzene\nBromochloromethane\nBromomethane\nButylbenzene, n\nButylbenzene, sec\nButylbenzene, tert\nBenzidine\nBenzo (a) anthracene\nBenzo (a) pyrene\nBenzo (b) fluoranthene\nBenzo (ghi) perylene\nBenzo (k) fluoranthene\nBis (2-chloroethoxy) methane\nBis (2-chloroethyl) ether\nBis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether\nBis (2-ethylhexyl) pthalate\nBromophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4\nButylbensyl pthalate\nBromacil\nButachlor\nCarbofuran\nCyanazine\nChlordane\nChlorothalonil\nChlorobenzene\nChloroethane\nChloromethane\nChlorotoluene, o-\nChlorotoluene, p-\nCarbaryl\nChloro-m-Cresol, p-\nChloronapthalene, 2-\nChlorophenol, 2-\nChlorophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4-\nChrysene\nDacthal\nDalapon\nDB,2,4-\nDelta BHC\nDiazonon\nDibromo-3-Chloropropane, 1,2-\nDimethoate\nDieldrin\nDitrotoluene, 2,4-\nDicamba\nDinoseb\nDibromomethane\nDichlorobenzene, m-\nDichlorobenzene, o-\nDichlorodifluoromethane\nDichloroethane,1,1-\nDichloroethylene,1,2-cis-\nDichloroethylene,1,2,-trans\nDichloromethane\nDichloropropane,1,2-\nDichloropropane,1,3-\nDichloropropane,2,2-\nDichloropropene,1,1-\nDichloropropene,1,3-\nDi-n-butyl pthalate\nDi-n-octyl pthalate\nDichlorobenzidine,3,3-\nDibenzo (a,h) anthracene\nDichlorophenol,2,4-\nDiethyl Pthalate\nDimethy Pthalate\nDimethlyphenol,2,4-\nDinitro-o-Cresol,4,6-\nDinitrophenol,2,4-\nDiphenylhydrazine,1,2-\nDinitrotoluene,2,6-\nDiuron\nDiquat\nEndothall\nEpichlorohydrin\nEthylbenzene\nEthyl Dibromide\nFluorotrichloromethane\nFluoranthene\nFluorene\nGlyphosate\nHeptachlor\nHeptechlor Epoxide\nHexachlorobenzene\nHexachlorobutadiene\nHexachlorocyclopentadiene\nHexachloroethane\nIndeno (1,2,3-c,d) Pyrene\nIsophorone\nIsopropylbenzene\nIsopropyltoluene,p-\nMethomyl\nMethyl tert-Butyl-Ether\nMethyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol,2-\nMetolachlor\nMetribuzin\nMolinate\nNapthalene\nNitrobenzene\nNitrophenol,2-\nNitrophenol,4-\nNitrosodimethylamine,n-\nNitrosodiphenylamine,n-\nNitrosodi-n-propylamine,n-\nPCB\nPentachlorophenol\nPhenathrene\nPicloram\nPrometryn\nPropylbenzene,n-\nPyrene\nSimazine\nT,2,4,5\nTCDD,2,3,7,8-\nTetrachloroethane,1,1,1,2-\nTetrachloroethane,1,1,2,2\nTetrachloroethylene\nThiobencarb\nToluene\nTrichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-\nTrichloro-1,2,2,-Trifluroethane\nTrichlorobenzene,1,2,4\nTrichloroethane,1,1,2-\nTrichlorophenol,2,4,5-\nTrichlorophenol,2,4,6\nTrichloropropane,1,2,3-\nTrifluralin\nTrimethylbenze,1,2,4-\nTrimethylbenze,1,3,5\nVydate\nXylene,m-\nXylene,o-\nXylene,p-\nC. Appendix C. The following is a listing of disinfection byproducts:\n(1) Haloacids:\nBromoacetic acid\nDibromoacetic acid\nChloroacetic acid\nDichloroacetic acid\nTrichloroacetic acid\n(2) Aldehydes\nAcetaldehyde\nFormaldehyde\n(3) Pentane Extractables\nBromochloroacetonitrile\nDibromoacetonitrile\nDichloroacetonitrile\nTrichloroacetonitrile\nChloropicrin\nDichloropropanone,1,1-\nTrichloropropanone,1,1,1-\n(4) Cyanogen Chloride","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98817","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:35Z","sha256":"ea5a86994d96939e68b7a76873cd8a326012662a92c97200f7696c02b01f6ce6","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-739","next":"us-la/rs-40-741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}