Maximum Contaminant Levels in Highly Purified Water

Contaminant

Parameter

Ions

Resistivity at 25 C [Mcm]
Conductivity at 25 C [Scm1]
pH at 25 C
Total Organic Carbon/p.p.b.
(g/l)
mg/kg
Silica [g/ml]
CFU/ml

Acidity/Alkalinity
Organics
Total Solids
Colloids
Bacteria

Contaminant
Ions

Acidity/Alkalinity
Organics
Total Solids
Colloids
Bacteria

Parameter

Type I*

Resistivity at 25 C
[Mcm]
Conductivity at
25 C [Scm1]
pH at 25 C
Total Organic
Carbon/p.p.b.(g/l)
mg/kg
Silica [g/ml]
CFU/ml

ISO 3696 (1987)

Grade
Grade
Grade
1
2
3
10
1
0.2
0.1
1.0
5.0
5.07.5
-

1
-

2
-

ASTM (D1193-91)
Type
Type
II**
III***

Type IV

18

10.0

4.0

0.2

0.056

0.1

0.25

5.0

5.08.0

50

50

200

<2
-

<3
-

<500
-

Grade of Resisitivity TOC Bacteria *Endotoxin

Typical Applications
Water
(M-cm)
(ppb) (CFU/ml) (EU/ml)
Type 1+ 18.2

<5

<1

<0.03

GF-AAS, ICP-MS, trace metal

detection

>18

<10

<10

<0.03

High Perfirmance Liquid

Chromatography (HPLC), GC,
AAS, immunocytochemistry,
mammalian cell culture, plant
tissue culture

Type 2+ >10

<50

<10

NA

General laboratory applications

requiring higher inorganic purity

NA

Feed to ultra pure type 1

systems, feed to clinical
analyzers, electrochemistry,
sample dilution, media
preparation, radioimmunoassay

Type 1

Type 2

>1

<50

<100

Type 3

>0.05

<200 <1000

NA

Feed to ultra pure water type 1

systems, feed to washing
machines, dishwashers,

autoclaves

Contaminant
Ions

Acidity/Alkalinity
Organics
Total Solids
Colloids
Bacteria

Contaminant

Parameter
Resistivity at
25 C [Mcm]
Conductivity at
25 C [Scm1]

NCCLS (1988)
Type Type
Type
I
II
III
>10

>1

>0.1

<0.1

<1

<10

5.0
8.0

pH at 25 C

Total Organic
<50
<200
Carbon/p.p.b.(g/l)
mg/kg
0.1
1
Silica [g/ml]
<0.05 <0.1
CFU/ml
<10 <1000

Parameter

Resistivity at
25 C [Mcm]
Conductivity at
25 C [Scm1]
Acidity/Alkalinity
pH at 25 C
Total Organic
Organics
Carbon/p.p.b.(g/l)
Total Solids
mg/kg
Colloids
Silica [g/ml]
Bacteria
CFU/ml
Ions

<1000
5
<1
-

Pharmacopoeia
EP
USP
(20 C)
>0.23

>0.77

<4.3

<1.3

<500

<500

<100

<100