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

Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Barium Naturally occurring barium can be found in most types of rocks and can enter surface and groundwater by leaching and eroding from sedimentary rocks. A maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for total barium in drinking water is 2.0 mg/L (2,000 µg/L). 2021-12-01 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyCanadian drinking-water qualitytechnical documentBariumwater containing Bariummaximum acceptable concentrationhealth risks Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – BariumHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-barium.html Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – BariumHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/publications/vie-saine/recommandations-pour-qualite-eau-potable-canada-document-technique-baryum.html

Naturally occurring barium can be found in most types of rocks and can enter surface and groundwater by leaching and eroding from sedimentary rocks. A maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for total barium in drinking water is 2.0 mg/L (2,000 µg/L).

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