Health Canada

31 datasets found
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    Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality: Iron

    Guideline Technical Document for Public Consultation Consultation period ends November 28, 2023. Purpose of consultation: This guideline technical document evaluated the available information on iron with the intent of updating the guideline value for iron in drinking water.
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    Consultation on guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality: Iron

    Health Canada has developed a technical document to provide regulatory authorities and decision makers with an objective for the level of iron substances in Canadian drinking water supplies. We're looking for comments on this draft document from regulatory authorities, decision makers and the...
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    Water Talk: Aluminum in drinking water

    We have developed a guideline value for aluminum in drinking water to protect the health of Canadians. Learn about the health effects of aluminum and how to reduce your exposure if it is present in your drinking water.
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    Water Talk – Cadmium in drinking water

    Health Canada has developed a guideline value for cadmium in drinking water to protect the health of Canadians. Learn about the health effects of cadmium and how to reduce your exposure if it is present in your drinking water.
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    Drinking water guidelines

    Canadian drinking water guidelines have been developed for a variety of microbiological, chemical, physical and radiological parameters. These guidelines, which apply to drinking water from all private and municipal water sources, are set out in a publication entitled"Guidelines for Canadian...
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    Arsenic in Canadians

    Information on human biomonitoring of arsenic in Canada with results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
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    The Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network – Tritium in Drinking Water

    This dataset provides the results obtained by Health Canada’s Radiological Monitoring Network (CRMN) for the tritium activity concentration in drinking water originating from the water treatment plants in Ottawa, ON. More information about the CRMN network can be found on the Health Canada...
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    The Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network – Gross Alpha / Beta in Drinking Water

    This dataset provides the results obtained by Health Canada’s Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network (CRMN) for the gross alpha and beta activity concentrations in drinking water, given in units of becquerels per liter (Bq/L). More information about the CRMN network can be found on the Health...
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    Products and Materials that Come into Contact with Drinking Water

    Through its treatment and distribution, drinking water comes into contact with many products and materials that can have an impact on its quality. Health Canada works with national and international standard-setting organizations to develop health-based standards for materials that come into...
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