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

FRANCE Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	5.5-8.5 30 30-100 40-200	6.5-8.5 30 500 1000 1000
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	2 1 0.1 1
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	30-100 15-80 10-60	500
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l

GERMANY Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	6.0-8.5 20-25 20-25 200	6.5-10.0 35
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	1 1 0.05 1	2 0.5 2
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	5-10 20	600 600 200 250 10
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l	0.1	0.1

HUNGARY Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	5.0-10.0 50-150	6.5-10.0
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	0.01-5 9.0-5 0.5-1	1 5 1 5
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	2-3 8-50	400 200 60
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l