2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 40 - Public Health and Safety
§740. Appendices; maximum contaminant levels

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 40:740 (2021)

RS 740 - Appendices; maximum contaminant levels

A. Appendix A. The following provisions are the maximum contaminant levels for the following compounds:

CompoundMaximum Contaminant =ppb
Level (mg/L)
Trichloroethylene0.0055
Carbon tetrachloride0.0055
Vinyl Chloride0.0022
1,2-Dichloroethane0.0055
Benzene0.0055
1,1,-Dichloroethylene0.0077
1,1,1,-Trichloroethane0.200200
p-Dichlorobenzene0.07575
Trihalomethanes0.01010
Arsenic0.0550
Barium1.01000
Cadmium0.0110
Chloride250.0250,000
Chromium0.0550
Copper1.01,000
Fluoride4.04,000
Iron0.3300
Lead0.0055
Manganese0.0550
Mercury0.0022
Nitrate10.010,000
Selenium0.0110
Silver0.0550
Sulfate250.0250,000
TDS500.0
Zinc5.05,000
Endrin0.00020.2
Lindane0.0044.0
Methoxychlor0.10100.0
Toxaphene0.0055.0
2,4-D0.10100.0
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)0.0110.0
Color< 15 units
Turbidity< 5 units
pH6.5 - 8.5
Odor3 T.O.N.
*Gross Alpha15 pCi/L
**Gross Beta50 pCi/L

B. Appendix B. The following is a listing of inorganic and organic substances:

(1) Inorganics

Aluminum

Ammonia

Antimony

Beryllium

Boron

Cyanide

Foaming Agents

Molybdenum

Nickel

Radium 226

Radium 228

Radon

Sodium

Strontium

Thallium

Uranium

Vanadium

(2) Organics

Acrylamide

Alachlor

Atrazine

Aldrin

Aldicarb

Aldicarb Sulfone

Aldicarb Sulfoxide

Acenaphthene

Acenaphthylene

Adipates

Authracene

Bentazon

Bromobenzene

Bromochloromethane

Bromomethane

Butylbenzene, n

Butylbenzene, sec

Butylbenzene, tert

Benzidine

Benzo (a) anthracene

Benzo (a) pyrene

Benzo (b) fluoranthene

Benzo (ghi) perylene

Benzo (k) fluoranthene

Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane

Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether

Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether

Bis (2-ethylhexyl) pthalate

Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4

Butylbensyl pthalate

Bromacil

Butachlor

Carbofuran

Cyanazine

Chlordane

Chlorothalonil

Chlorobenzene

Chloroethane

Chloromethane

Chlorotoluene, o-

Chlorotoluene, p-

Carbaryl

Chloro-m-Cresol, p-

Chloronapthalene, 2-

Chlorophenol, 2-

Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4-

Chrysene

Dacthal

Dalapon

DB,2,4-

Delta BHC

Diazonon

Dibromo-3-Chloropropane, 1,2-

Dimethoate

Dieldrin

Ditrotoluene, 2,4-

Dicamba

Dinoseb

Dibromomethane

Dichlorobenzene, m-

Dichlorobenzene, o-

Dichlorodifluoromethane

Dichloroethane,1,1-

Dichloroethylene,1,2-cis-

Dichloroethylene,1,2,-trans

Dichloromethane

Dichloropropane,1,2-

Dichloropropane,1,3-

Dichloropropane,2,2-

Dichloropropene,1,1-

Dichloropropene,1,3-

Di-n-butyl pthalate

Di-n-octyl pthalate

Dichlorobenzidine,3,3-

Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene

Dichlorophenol,2,4-

Diethyl Pthalate

Dimethy Pthalate

Dimethlyphenol,2,4-

Dinitro-o-Cresol,4,6-

Dinitrophenol,2,4-

Diphenylhydrazine,1,2-

Dinitrotoluene,2,6-

Diuron

Diquat

Endothall

Epichlorohydrin

Ethylbenzene

Ethyl Dibromide

Fluorotrichloromethane

Fluoranthene

Fluorene

Glyphosate

Heptachlor

Heptechlor Epoxide

Hexachlorobenzene

Hexachlorobutadiene

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

Hexachloroethane

Indeno (1,2,3-c,d) Pyrene

Isophorone

Isopropylbenzene

Isopropyltoluene,p-

Methomyl

Methyl tert-Butyl-Ether

Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol,2-

Metolachlor

Metribuzin

Molinate

Napthalene

Nitrobenzene

Nitrophenol,2-

Nitrophenol,4-

Nitrosodimethylamine,n-

Nitrosodiphenylamine,n-

Nitrosodi-n-propylamine,n-

PCB

Pentachlorophenol

Phenathrene

Picloram

Prometryn

Propylbenzene,n-

Pyrene

Simazine

T,2,4,5

TCDD,2,3,7,8-

Tetrachloroethane,1,1,1,2-

Tetrachloroethane,1,1,2,2

Tetrachloroethylene

Thiobencarb

Toluene

Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-

Trichloro-1,2,2,-Trifluroethane

Trichlorobenzene,1,2,4

Trichloroethane,1,1,2-

Trichlorophenol,2,4,5-

Trichlorophenol,2,4,6

Trichloropropane,1,2,3-

Trifluralin

Trimethylbenze,1,2,4-

Trimethylbenze,1,3,5

Vydate

Xylene,m-

Xylene,o-

Xylene,p-

C. Appendix C. The following is a listing of disinfection byproducts:

(1) Haloacids:

Bromoacetic acid

Dibromoacetic acid

Chloroacetic acid

Dichloroacetic acid

Trichloroacetic acid

(2) Aldehydes

Acetaldehyde

Formaldehyde

(3) Pentane Extractables

Bromochloroacetonitrile

Dibromoacetonitrile

Dichloroacetonitrile

Trichloroacetonitrile

Chloropicrin

Dichloropropanone,1,1-

Trichloropropanone,1,1,1-

(4) Cyanogen Chloride

Acts 1991, No. 623, §1.

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