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Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans - PSL1
Current Canadian Objectives, Guidelines and Regulations
Medium |
Agency1 |
Regulation/Objective/Guideline |
|---|---|---|
Fish: |
NHW (Food Tolerance) |
20 pans-per-trillion 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (edible portion) |
Other Food: |
NHW (Food Tolerance) |
No detectable dioxin |
Drinking Water: |
OME (Interim Drinking Water Objective) |
15 parts-per-quadrillion 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin toxic equivalents |
Ambient Water: |
IJC (Water Quality Objective) |
10 parts-per-quadrillion 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
Ambient Air: |
OME (Provisional Air Quality Guideline) |
30 picograms (total dioxins and 1/50 total furans per m3 as an annual average) |
Other: |
IJC (Water Quality Objective) |
10 parts-per-trillion 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (sediment or tissue of aquatic organisms) |
1 NHW (National Health and Welfare) OME (Ontario Ministry of Environment) IJC (International Joint Commission)
