Typical physical and chemical composition of Canberra drinking water
| Test |
Typical value |
Unit |
pH |
90% of values between 7.5 and 8.5 |
pH units |
Alkalinity (total) |
35.8 |
mg/L as CaCO3 |
Colour (true) |
2.38 |
Pt-Co units |
Turbidity |
0.47 |
NTU |
Fluoride |
0.91 |
mg/L |
Total Hardness |
39.6 |
mg/L as CaCO3 |
Iron |
0.033 |
mg/L |
Manganese |
0.010 |
mg/L |
Aluminium |
0.033 |
mg/L |
Copper |
0.018 |
mg/L |
Lead |
0.0004 |
mg/L |
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