Metals

Acceptable limits for metals are the following:

- Arsenic0.025 mg/L
- Barium1.00 mg/L
- Cadmium0.01 mg/L
- Chromium0.05 mg/L
- Fluoride1.5 mg/L
- Lead0.05 mg/L
- Mercury0.002 mg/L
- Selenium0.01 mg/L
- Silver0.05 mg/L
- Copper1.0 mg/L
- Zinc5.0 mg/L

These metals and others occur naturally in the environment, usually in "trace" amounts.

Metals -MWLAP Fact Sheet Link:
Arsenic in Groundwater or Fluoride in Groundwater