Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial Toxins

Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial Toxins This guideline technical document reviews and assesses the identified health risks associated with cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water. It assesses new studies and approaches and takes into consideration limitations in analytical methods and treatment technologies. Based on this review, the guideline for total microcystins in drinking water is established at a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.0015 mg/L (1.5 µg/L). 2022-09-27 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and Safetywaterwater qualitydrinking water qualitypotable watercontaminantsexposure to contaminantscyanobacterial-toxins in drinking-watermicrocystins in drinking-water Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial ToxinsHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-cyanobacterial-toxins-document.html Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Cyanobacterial ToxinsHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/publications/vie-saine/recommandations-pour-qualite-eau-potable-canada-document-technique-toxines-cyanobacteriennes-document.html

This guideline technical document reviews and assesses the identified health risks associated with cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water. It assesses new studies and approaches and takes into consideration limitations in analytical methods and treatment technologies. Based on this review, the guideline for total microcystins in drinking water is established at a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.0015 mg/L (1.5 µg/L).

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