Table 5.

Standards/limits of pesticide-POPs under the promulgation by the central competent authorities (i.e., EPA, COA and CLA) of Taiwan.

Act/Law	Regulation (unit)	Standard/limit
		Aldrin	Chlordane	DDT	Dieldrin	Endrin	Heptachlor	Lindane	Toxaphene
WPCA	Effluent Standards (mg/L)	0.003		0.001	0.003	0.0002	0.001	0.004	0.005
SGPRA	Standards for Soil Pollution Control (mg/kg)	0.04	0.5	3	0.04	20	0.2		0.6
	Standards for Groundwater Pollution Control (mg/L)		0.002/0.02 a						0.003/0.03
DWMA	Standards for Drinking Water Quality (mg/L)							0.0002
	Standards for Drinking Water Source Quality (mg/L)							0.004
MPCA	Standards for Marine Environment Categories and Marine Environment Quality (mg/L)	0.003		0.001	0.003	0.002	0.001	0.004	0.005
FCA	Pesticide Residue Limits in Feeds (ppm)	0.02		0.5	0.02		0.02	0.05
LSHL	Permissible Concentration Standards of Hazardous Substances in Occupational Workplace Air (mg/m3)	(skin) b	0.5 (skin)		(skin)	(skin)	0.5 (skin)	(skin)	0.5 (skin)

^aThe former (i.e., 0.002 mg/L) is the control standard for the groundwater within the protection zone of drinking water sources. The latter (i.e., 0.02 mg/L) is the control standard for the groundwater sources except for the protection zone of drinking water sources.

^bThe “skin” notation indicates that the contact with skin, eyes, and mucous membranes can contribute to the overall exposure.