Define Pollutants Regulated Under the Clean Water Act?

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) Amendments of 1972 later amended while the Clean Water Act (CWA) organize each pollutant as a "toxic pollutant," "conventional pollutant," or "non-conventional pollutant" The five conventional pollutants are listed

• biological oxygen demand (BOD)
• total suspended solids (TSS)
• fecal coliform
• pH
• oil and grease

The priority pollutants are able to be subdivided into

• cyanide
• asbestos
• 13 metals pollutants
• 25 pesticide/PCB pollutants
• 86 non-pesticide/non-PCB organic pollutants

By definition, all pollutants erstwhile than "conventional pollutants" or "toxic pollutants" are "nonconventional pollutants." instance of non-conventional pollutants are

• toxicity (acute or chronic)
• chemical oxygen demand (COD)
• metals and organic compounds not on the priority pollutant list
• radioactivity
• color