SMCLs
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SMCLs are non-enforceable federal guidelines that recommend acceptable levels of certain contaminants in drinking water based on aesthetic factors like taste, color, and odor rather than health risks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SMCLs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11730442 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SMCLs Context triple: [National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations, abbreviation, SMCLs]
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A.
SL CM
SL CM is a Finnish post-nominal abbreviation indicating a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
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SMCC
SMCC is the acronym for the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, the government body responsible for overseeing and promoting commerce and trade in Shanghai.
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C.
MLC
MLC is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, responsible for reviewing and passing state legislation.
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D.
MLC
MLC is a Congolese political party and former rebel group that played a major role in the Second Congo War and subsequent politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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E.
SCL
SCL (Substation Configuration Language) is an XML-based language defined by the IEC 61850 standard for modeling, configuring, and exchanging data about electrical substations and their automation systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SMCLs Target entity description: SMCLs are non-enforceable federal guidelines that recommend acceptable levels of certain contaminants in drinking water based on aesthetic factors like taste, color, and odor rather than health risks.
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A.
SL CM
SL CM is a Finnish post-nominal abbreviation indicating a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
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B.
SMCC
SMCC is the acronym for the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, the government body responsible for overseeing and promoting commerce and trade in Shanghai.
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C.
MLC
MLC is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra, responsible for reviewing and passing state legislation.
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D.
MLC
MLC is a Congolese political party and former rebel group that played a major role in the Second Congo War and subsequent politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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E.
SCL
SCL (Substation Configuration Language) is an XML-based language defined by the IEC 61850 standard for modeling, configuring, and exchanging data about electrical substations and their automation systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal guideline
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aesthetic water quality standard ⓘ drinking water guideline ⓘ |
| administeredUnder | Safe Drinking Water Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public drinking water systems ⓘ |
| appliesToContaminantType |
aesthetic contaminants
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non-health-based contaminants ⓘ |
| basedOn |
aesthetic considerations
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appearance ⓘ color ⓘ consumer acceptability ⓘ odor ⓘ taste ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Maximum Contaminant Levels ⓘ |
| definedIn | Safe Drinking Water Act implementation guidelines ⓘ |
| documentedIn | EPA National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations ⓘ |
| enforceability | not federally enforceable ⓘ |
| exampleContaminant |
aluminum
ⓘ
chloride ⓘ copper ⓘ fluoride (aesthetic level) ⓘ iron ⓘ manganese ⓘ silver ⓘ sulfate ⓘ total dissolved solids ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| fullForm | Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels ⓘ |
| goal |
to minimize consumer complaints about water quality
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to provide a benchmark for water treatment decisions ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | non-enforceable guideline ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| mayBeEnforcedBy | state agencies at their discretion ⓘ |
| MCLsAre | health-based enforceable standards ⓘ |
| measurementMedium | finished drinking water ⓘ |
| notBasedOn |
carcinogenic risk
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health risk assessment ⓘ toxicological risk ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage consumer acceptance of drinking water
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to improve the aesthetic quality of drinking water ⓘ to provide guidance to water suppliers on aesthetic contaminants ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| unitOfExpression |
micrograms per liter
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milligrams per liter ⓘ other concentration units as appropriate ⓘ |
| usedBy |
state drinking water programs
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water system operators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SMCLs Description of subject: SMCLs are non-enforceable federal guidelines that recommend acceptable levels of certain contaminants in drinking water based on aesthetic factors like taste, color, and odor rather than health risks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.