32.

0 GENERAL STANDARDS* FOR DISCHARGE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

Part-A: Effluents

Standards
S. Parameter
No. Inland surface Public Land for Marine/coastal
water sewers irrigation areas

2 3 -...
c
(a) (b) (c) (d) (.)
c
1. Colour and odour See 6 of See 6 of See 6 of (f)
Annexure-1 Annexure-1 Annexure-1
>
c
2. Suspended solids 100 600 200 (a) For process Q)
mg/I, max. waste water ..c
(..)
(b) For cooling a.
, ...
water effluent 10 '-'
per cent above s:
~
1otal suspended

3. Particle size
of suspended
shall pass
850 micron
matter of influent.
(a) Floatable
solids, solids
-ro
(.)
solids IS Sieve max. 3 mm
(b) Settleable solids, 0...
(.)
max 856 1nicrons
4. pH value 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0 Q)
-
s....
5. Temperature shall not shall not exceed 5°C +J
exceed 5°C above the receiving c
Q)
above the water temperature
(.)
receiving
water temperature Cf)
6. Oil and grease,
mg/I max,
10 20 10 20 >
z
7. Total residual 1.0 1.0 w
chlorine, mg/I max.
8. Ammonical 50 50 50
nitrogen (as N),
mg/1, max.
9. Total kjeldahl 100 100
nitrogen (as N);
mg/I, max.
10. Free ammonia 5.0 5.0
(as NH3), mg/1,max.
11. Biochemical oxygen 30 350 100 100
demand (3 days at
27°C), mg/I, max.

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12. Chemical oxygen 250 250
demand, mg/I, max.
13. Arsenic(as As). 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
14. Mercury (As Hg), 0.01 0.01 0.01
mg/I, max.
15. Lead (as Pb) 0.1 1.0 2.0
mg/I, max.
16. Cadmium (as Cd) 2.0 1.0 2.0
mg/I, max
17. Hexavalent chro- 0.1 2.0 1.0
mium (as Cr+ 6),
mg/I, max. -...
18. Total chromium 2.0 2.0 2.0
c
(as Cr) mg/I, max. (.)
19. Copper (as Cu) 3.0 3.0 3.0 c
mg/I, max. (f)
20. Zinc (as Zn) 5.0 15 15 >
c
mg/I, max.
Q)
21. Selenium (as Se) 0.05 0.05 0.05 ..c
22. Nickel (as Ni) 3.0 3.0 5.0 (..)
mg/I, max. a.
, ...
'-'
23. Cyanide (as CN)
mg/I, max.
0.2 2.0 0.2 0.2
s:
24. Fluoride (as F) 2.0 15 15
~
mg/I, max.
25. Dissolved phos-
phates (as P),
5.0 -ro
(.)
mg/I, max. 0...
26. Sulphide (as S) 2.0 5.0 (.)
mg/I, max.
27. Phenolic 1.J 5.0 5.0 Q)
-
s.....
compounds (as C6H50H) +J

mg/I, max.
c
Q)
28. Radioactive materials: (.)
(a) Alpha emitters 10-7 10-1 10-8 10-7
Cf)
micro curie mg/I, max.
(b)Beta emitters 10-6 10-6 1o-' 1o-6 >
z
micro curie mg/I
29. Bio-assay test 90% suivival 90% survival 90% survival 90% survival w
of fish after of fish after of fish after of fish after
96 hours in 96 hours in 96 hours in 96 hours in
100% effluent 100% effluent 100%effluent 100% effluent
30. Manganese 2 mg/I 2 mg/I 2 mg/I
31. Iron (as Fe) 3mg/I 3 mg/I 3 mg/I
32. Vanadium (as V) 0.2 mg/I 0.2 mg/I 0.2 mg/I
33. Nitrate Nitrogcm 1O mg/I 20 mg/I

* These standards shall be applicable for industries, operations or processes other

than those industries, operations or process for which standards have been
specified in Schedule of the Environment Protection Rules, 1989.

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