CEPIS/OPS- Pollution limits for discharge of tennery effluents into water bodies and sewers

ARGENTINA Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	5.5-10.0 45 0.5 50 20
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	1 2 0.2 2	2
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	100 0.05-0.5
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l

AUSTRALIA Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	6.0- 9.0 45 60 40	6.0 - 10.0 38 * *
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	0.3	1-5 1-20
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	* 0.05-0.5	* 1500 50-200 100-1000 10-100
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l	none none none	none none none

AUSTRIA Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	6.5- 8.5 30 30 30 200¤	6.5 - 8.5 30
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	0.5 4 0.1 1	2 40 0.1 1
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	0.5 20 0.5	200 20 100 0.5
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l	10	20