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NSF/ANSI Standard 53 – Health Effects – Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC’s) included by surrogate testing*
Chemical Contaminant
Influent Challenge
Concentration (mg/L)
NSF Maximum Permissible
Level Concentration (mg/L)
Chemical Reduction
Percent (%)
Carbofuran
0.190
0.001
>99
Carbon tetrachloride
0.078
0.0018
98
Chloropicrin
0.015
0.0002
99
2,4, D
0.110
0.0017
98
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)
0.052
0.00002
>99
p-Dichlorobenzene
0.040
0.001
>98
1,2-Dichloroethane
0.088
0.0048
95
1,1-Dichloroethylene
0.083
0.001
>99
Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.170
0.0005
>99
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.086
0.001
>99
1,2-Dichloropropane
0.080
0.001
>99
Cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene
0.079
0.001
>99
Dinoseb
0.170
0.0002
99
Ethylene dibromide (EDB)
0.044
0.00002
>99
Haloacetonitriles (HAN):
Bromochloroacetonitrile
Dibromoacetonitrile
Dichloroacetonitrile
Trichloroacetonitrile
0.022
0.024
0.0096
0.015
0.0005
0.0006
0.0002
0.0003
98
98
98
98
Haloketones (HK):
1,1-Dichloro-2-Propanone
1,1,1-Trichloro-2-Propanone
0.0072
0.0082
0.0001
0.0003
99
96
Heptachlor (H-34, Heptox)
0.25
0.00001
>99
Heptachlor epoxide
0.0107
0.0002
98
Hexachlorobutadiene
0.044
0.001
>98
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0.060
0.000002
>99
Methoxychlor
0.05
0.0001
>99
Pentachlorophenol
0.096
0.001
>99
Simazine
0.120
0.004
>97
Styrene
0.150
0.0005
>99
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
0.081
0.001
>99
Toluene
0.078
0.001
>99
2,4,5 TP (Silvex)
0.270
0.0016
99
Tribromoacetic Acid
0.042
0.001
>98
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
0.160
0.0005
>99
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
0.084
0.0046
95
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
0.150
0.0005
>99
Trichloroethylene
0.180
0.0010
>99
Xylenes
0.070
0.001
>99
*
Chloroform was used as the surrogate chemical for VOC reduction claims
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