Guide - Groundwaters in Hungary
Annex 3

Limit values according to various regulations

Component

Unit

Gov. Order No. 201/2001(X25) (on drinking water quality reouirement)

Bottled mineral water

Registered mineral waters#

Decree No 10/2000. (VI. 2.) KöM-EüM-FVM-KHVM. pollution limit value "B"(on the protection of the groundwater and the geological media

Antimony

mg/l

5,0

10

    

Arsenic

mg/l

10

20

  

10

Barium

mg/l

  

2000

  

700

Boron

mg/l

1,0

5

  

500

Bromate*

mg/l

10

-

    

Lithium

mg/l

    

>5**

  

Bromide

mg/l

    

>5**

  

Iodide

mg/l

  

>0,05 1

>1**

  

S 2-

mg/l

    

>1**

  

Radon

Bq/l

    

>37**

  

Metasilicic acid

mg/l

    

>50**

  

Silver

mg/l

-

-

  

10

Fluoride

mg/l

1,5

0,8 1 -5,0

0,8-1,2***

1,5

Cadmium

mg/l

5,0

6

  

5

Chrome

mg/l

50

100

  

50

Lead

mg/l

10

20

  

10

Tin

mg/l

-

-

  

10

Mercury

mg/l

1,0

1

  

1

Nickel

mg/l

20

40

  

20

Nitrate

mg/l

50

20

  

25

Nitrite

mg/l

0,5

0,2

    

Selenium

mg/l

10

20

  

5

Zinc

mg/l

-

5000

  

200

Indicator parameters

Aluminium

mg/l

200

-

    

Ammonium

mg/l

0,50

    

0,5

Chloride

mg/l

250

      

Conductivity

mS/cm

2500

-

    

pH

  

6,5-9,5

-

  

6,5-9,0

Iron

mg/l

0,2

2,0

    

Manganese

  

0,05

1,0

    

COD ps/pl

mg/l O 2

5

10

    

Sulphate

mg/l

250

1000

  

250

Phosphate

mg/l

-

-

  

0,5

Sodium

mg/l

200

200 1 -1000

< 200***

  

Hardness

mg/l CaO

50-350

      

Minerals

mg/l

-

6000

> 1000

  

Copper

mg/l

2000

2000

  

200

Calcium

mg/l

  

>60 1

>60***

  

Magnesium

mg/l

  

>20 1

>20***

  

Free CO2

mg/l

    

>1000***

  

* in oxidative water treatment only
** in external use;
*** in internal use
# in compliance with Annex 2 of No. 74/1999. (XII. 25.) Decree of the Minister of Public Health on the natural medicinal factors
1 in case of waters with mineral content 500-1000 mg/l

 

Organic component

Unit

Gov. Order No. 201/2001 (X.25.)

Joint Decree No
97/1999 (XI. 18.) FVM-EüM-GM bottled mineral waters.

Joint Decree No. 10/2000 KöM-EüM-FM-KHVM pollution limit value "B"

Benzene

mg/l

1,0

  

1

Benz(a)pyrene

mg/l

0,01

  

0,01

1,2 dichloro-ethane

mg/l

3,0

  

1 *

Epichlorohydrine

mg/l

0,10

  

0,1

Pesticides without the below:

mg/l

0,10

    

Distinguished

aldrin

mg/l

0,03

  

0,03 **

dieldrin

mg/l

0,03

  

0,03 **

heptachlor

mg/l

0,03

    

heptachlor-epoxide

mg/l

0,03

    

Total pesticides

mg/l

0,50

0,5

0,5

Poliaromathic hydrocarbons

mg/l

0,10

  

2 ***

actually

benzo(b)fluoroanthene

0,02

benz(k)fluoroanthene

0,02

benz(ghi)perylene

0,01

indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

0,01

Tetrachloro-ethylene

mg/l

10

10

10

Trichloro-ethylene

Total trichloro-methane

mg/l

50

  

10

Chloroform

  

5

5

Vinyl-chloride

mg/l

0,50

  

0,1

Cis-1,2-dichloro-ethyilene

mg/l

50

  

10

Phenol index

mg/l

20

20

20

Oil derivatives

mg/l

50

10

100 ****

(After I. Horváth)

* Limit of total dichloro-ethane
** Limit value of total drill
*** Limit value of total PAH without naphtalane
**** Limit value of total TPH