Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Boron

Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Boron Boron is an essential element for plant growth and is applied directly to the soil as a plant fertilizer. Sodium borate and boric acid are used as fungistatic agents on vegetables, fruits and trees. The maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for boron in drinking water is 5 mg/L (5000 µg/L). 2021-12-01 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyCanadian drinking-water qualitytechnical documentBoronwater containing Boronmaximum acceptable concentrationhealth risks Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – BoronHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-boron.html Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – BoronHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/publications/vie-saine/recommandations-pour-qualite-eau-potable-canada-document-technique-bore.html

Boron is an essential element for plant growth and is applied directly to the soil as a plant fertilizer. Sodium borate and boric acid are used as fungistatic agents on vegetables, fruits and trees. The maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for boron in drinking water is 5 mg/L (5000 µg/L).

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