Comparison of national measurements with limits of the EU

Category: EuroWater
Published: Thursday, 04 June 2015 06:31
Written by Super User

 

Danmark

 

Name of the parameter

Vestergaardskolen viby (mg/l)

EU (mg/l)

Ammonium

0,00 - 0,20 (3,00)*

0,50

Carbonate

12 – 20 d

-

Nitrate

1 – 10

50

Nitrite

0,03 – 0,07

0,50

pH

7,00 – 8,00

6,50 – 9,50

Phosphate

0,00 – 0,70

6,70

Oxygen

60 – 80 %

<75 % #

Chloride

20 – 60

250

Iron

0,07 – 0,50

0,20

Aluminium

0,00

0,20

Copper

0,00 – 0,10

2,00

*only one station
#the limit is defined for drinking water.

 

The Netherlands

 

Name of the parameter

Dollard College (mg/l)

EU (mg/l)

Ammonium

0,20 - 0,90 (2,10)*

0,50

Carbonate

9 d – 13 d

-

Nitrate

0,00

50

Nitrite

0,20 – 0,50

0,50

Phosphate

0,00 – 0,30

6,70

Oxygen

80%

< 75% #

Chloride

12 – 60

250

Iron

0,00

0,20

Aluminium

0,00

0,20

Copper

0,00 – 0,20

2,00

*only one station
#the limit is defined for drinking water.

 

Germany

 

Name of the parameter

Altenburg/Grossefehn/Quakenbrueck/Wittmund

(mg/l)

EU (mg/l)

Ammonium

0,00 – 1,00 (3,00)*

0,50

Carbonate

0 – 18 d

-

Nitrate

0,00 - 90

50

Nitrite

0,00 – 0,80

0,50

Phosphate

0,00 – 0,70

6,70

Oxygen

40 – 65 %

< 75% #

Chloride

0 - 60

250

Iron

0,00 – 0,50 (2,00)*

0,20

Aluminium

0,00 (7,00)*

0,20

Copper

0,00 – 0,10 (8,00)*

2,00

*only one station
#the limit is defined for drinking water.

 

Poland

 

Name of parameter

Zespol Szkol Dobre Miasto (mg/l)

EU (mg/l)

Ammonium

0,50 - 0,70

0,50

Nitrate

5 – 10

50

Nitrite

0,00 (10,00)*

0,50

pH

7,00 – 7,50

6,5 – 9,5

Phosphate

0,10 – 1,00

6,70

Oxygen

86 %

< 75% #

Chloride

3 – 10

250

Iron

0,00 (0,50)*

0,20

Aluminium

0,00 – 0,30

0,20

Copper

0,00 – 0,10

2,00

*only one station
#the limit is defined for drinking water.

 

Spain

 

Name of the parameter

Juan Comenius/Escuela2/Escolagavina

(mg/l)

EU (mg/l)

Ammonium

0,00 – 0,70 (3,00)*

0,50

Carbonate

10 – 18 d

-

Nitrate

0,00 - 30

50

Nitrite

0,00 – 0,50

0,50

Phosphate

0,00 – 2,00

6,70

Oxygen

20 – 97 %

< 75% #

Chloride

5 - 60

250

Iron

0,00 – 0,30

0,20

Aluminium

0,00 – 0,10

0,20

Copper

0,00 – 0,10

2,00

*only one station
#the limit is defined for drinking water.
 

It should be highlighted the presence of iron in the irrigation ditch of Rascanya above the permitted parameters established in mg/l. It seems a punctual waste or there is a seasonal reason as a further analysis shows the iron concentration.

 

We also found high ammonium concentration in the Albufera (3 mg/l versus to 0,5 mg/l permitted). It could be due to the use of fertilizers in the fields of rice close to the lagoon.