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Propylene glycol


CASRN: 57556
Parameter 1: ORGANIC
Parameter 2: Glycols

Water Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life

Further documentation on these guidelines can be found in the Canadian Environment Quality Guidelines.
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Freshwater

Concentration (µg/L)

500 000

Substance has been re-evaluated since CCREM 1987 + Appendixes. Either a new guideline has been derived or insufficient data existed to derive a new guideline.

Date

1997

Marine

Concentration (µg/L)

Insufficient data

Date

1997

Water Quality for the Protection of Agriculture

Irrigation

Concentration (µg/L)

Insufficient data

No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987).

Date

1997

Livestock

Concentration (µg/L)

Insufficient data

No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987).

Date

1997

Sediment Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life

Freshwater

Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG

No data

Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL

No data

Date

No data

Marine

Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG

No data

Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL

No data

Date

No data

Soil Quality for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health

Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Agricultural

insufficient informationi

No Canadian Soil Quality Guideline for propylene glycol is recommended at this time.

Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a preliminary Soil Quality Guideline for the Protection of Freshwater Life (SQGFL). This value is 6,210 mg·kg-1. See the factsheet for further information.

Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Residential / parkland

insufficient information

No Canadian Soil Quality Guideline for propylene glycol is recommended at this time.

Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a preliminary Soil Quality Guideline for the Protection of Freshwater Life (SQGFL). This value is 6,210 mg·kg-1. See the factsheet for further information.

Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Commercial

insufficient information

No Canadian Soil Quality Guideline for propylene glycol is recommended at this time.

Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a preliminary Soil Quality Guideline for the Protection of Freshwater Life (SQGFL). This value is 6,210 mg·kg-1. See the factsheet for further information.

Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Industrial

insufficient information

No Canadian Soil Quality Guideline for propylene glycol is recommended at this time.

Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a preliminary Soil Quality Guideline for the Protection of Freshwater Life (SQGFL). This value is 6,210 mg·kg-1. See the factsheet for further information.

Date

2006

Tissue Residue Quality for the Protection of Widlife Consumer of Aquatic Biota

Concentration (µg/kg diet wet weight)

No data

Date

No data