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. 2019 Dec 20;17(2):1163–1169. doi: 10.1007/s40201-019-00430-6

Table 3.

Heavy metal concentrations (mg/L) in each tap water

Element min max average SD MCL EPA MCL WHO
As 0.002 0.003 0.0025 4.33E-19 0.01 0.01
Cd 0.003 0.004 0.0035 4E-19 0.005 0.003
Cr 0.001 0.002 0.0015 4E-19 0.1 0.05
Ni 0.004 0.006 0.005 8.8E-04 0.07
Pb 0.0022 0.005 0.003 1E-03 0.015 0.01
B 0.142 1.441 0.46 4.2E-01 2.4
Al 0.014 0.072 0.05 1.9E-02 0.2 0.1
Hg 0.001 0.001 0.001 4E-19 0.002 0.006
Mn 0.001 0.036 0.004 9.43E-03 0.4
Zn 0.022 0.097 0.04 1.9E-02
Cu 0.003 0.011 0.01 2.6E-03 1.3 2
Fe 0.009 0.298 0.06 7.6E-02
Se 0.001 0.001 0.001 4E-19 0.05 0.04
Ba 0.001 0.026 0.02 7.5E-03 2 1.3
pH 6.6 7.8 7.15 3.4E-01 6.5–8.5 6.5–8.5