German Regulations

Germany states defferent max levels of minerals and trace elements for drinking water (including tap water) and mineral water. It is important to note that mineral water must be bottled directly at the source, and may not be altered.

Below is a table stating the maximum level of each element for drinking water and for mineral water. All figures are in mg/l.

Element	Drinking Water	Mineral Water
Aluminium (Al)	0,2
Antimon (Sb)	0,01	0,01
Arsen (As)	0,01	0,05
Barium (Ba)	1,0	1,0
Boration (BO)₃		30
Boron (B)	1,0
CCI₄	0,003
CHCI-Group	0,01
Cadmium (Cd)	0,005	0,005
Calcium (Ca)	400
Chloride (Cl)	250
Chromium (Cr)	0,05	0,05
Cyanide (CN)	0,05
Flouride (F)	1,5
Iron (Fe)	0,2
Lead (Pb)	0,04	0,05
Mag. Hypochl. (MgH)⁺	0,01
Magnesium (Mg)	50
Manganese (Mn)	0,05
Nickel (Ni)	0,05	0,05
Nitrate (NO)	50
Nitrite (NO)	0,1
PH-value	6,5 - 9,5
Phosphate (PO)^3-	6,7
Potassium (K)	12
Quicksilver (Hg)	0,001	0,001
Selen (Se)	0,01	0,01
Silicate (SIO)₂	40
Silver (Ag)	0,01
Sodium (Na)	150
Sulphate (SO)²	240
Tensides	0,2

To find the current version of the German Water Regulation, check out http://www.dvgw.de/wasser/rechtsvorschriften/trinkwasserverordnung/index.html

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