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

INDIA Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	5.5-9.0 40-45 100 30 250	5.5-9.0 40-45 100 500 250
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	2 2 2	2 2 2
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	1000 50 30-100 5-50	1000 50 30-100 5-50
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l

INDONESIA Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l	6.0-9.0 150 150 300	150 150 300
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l	2	2
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l	10 5	10 5
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l

IRELAND Parameter	Surface	Sewer
pH Temperature ºC Suspended solids mg/l Settleable solids ml/l BOD5 mg 02/l COD mg/l		7.5-10.0 800-1000 500-1700 1500-2600
Sulphide mg S2-/l Chrome (lll) mg/l Chrome (IV) mg/l Chrome total mg/l		5-35 15 0.1
Chlorides mg/l Sulphates mg/l Ammonia mg N/l TNK mg N/l Oil/grease mh/l Phenols mg/l		15-200 30 0.05
Solvents mg/l: Hydrocarbons mg/l Nitrogenous mg/l Chlorimated mg/l		0.05