Pesticide Removal

Substance

Formula

Health based guideline by the WHO

Alachlor

C₁₄ H₂₀ Cl N O₂

20 μg/l

Aldicarb

C₇ H₁₄ N₂ O₄ S

10 μg/l

Aldrin and dieldrin

C₁₂ H₈ Cl₆/

C₁₂ H₈ Cl₆ O

0.03 μg/l

Atrazine

C₈ H₁₄ Cl N₅

2 μg/l

Bentazone

C₁₀ H₁₂ N₂ O₃ S

30 μg/l

Carbofuran

C₁₂ H₁₅ N O₃

5 μg/l

Chlordane

C₁₀ H₆ Cl₈

0.2 μg/l

Chlorotoluron

C₁₀ H₁₃ Cl N₂ O

30 μg/l

DDT

C₁₄ H₉ Cl₅

2 μg/l

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane

C₃ H₅ Br₂ Cl

1 μg/l

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

C₈ H₆ Cl₂ O₃

30 μg/l

1,2-Dichloropropane

C₃ H₆ Cl₂

No guideline

1,3-Dichloropropane

C₃ H₆ Cl₂

20 μg/l

1,3-Dichloropropene

CH₃ CHClCH₂ Cl

No guideline

Ethylene dibromide (EDB)

Br CH₂ CH₂ Br

No guideline

Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide

C₁₀ H₅ Cl₇

0.03 μg/l

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

C₁₀ H₅ Cl₇ O

1 μg/l

Isoproturon

C₁₂ H₁₈ N₂ O

9 μg/l

Lindane

C₆ H₆ Cl₆

2 μg/l

MCPA

C₉ H₉ Cl O₃

2 μg/l

Methoxychlor

(C₆H₄OCH₃)₂CHCCl₃

20 μg/l

Metolachlor

C₁₅ H₂₂ Cl N O₂

10 μg/l

Molinate

C₉ H₁₇ N O S

6 μg/l

Pendimethalin

C₁₃ H₁₉ O₄ N₃

20 μg/l

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

C₆ H Cl₅ O

9 μg/l

Permethrin

C₂₁ H₂₀ Cl₂ O₃

20 μg/l

Propanil

C₉ H₉ Cl₂ N O

20 μg/l

Pyridate

C₁₉H₂₃ClN₂O₂S

100 μg/l

Simazine

C₇ H₁₂ Cl N₅

2 μg/l

Trifluralin

C₁₃ H₁₆ F₃ N₃ O₄

20 μg/l

Chlorophenoxy herbicides (excluding 2,4-D and MCPA)

2,4-DB

C₁₀ H₁₀ Cl₂ O₃

90 μg/l

Dichlorprop

C₉ H₈ Cl₂ 0₃

100 μg/l

Fenoprop

C₉H₇Cl₃O₃

9 μg/l

MCPB

C₁₁ H₁₃ Cl O₃

No guideline

Mecoprop

C₁₀H₁₁ClO₃

10 μg/l

2,4,5-T

C₈ H₅ Cl₃ O₃

9 μg/l