Canadian Council of Ministers
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Barium
Parameter 1: INORGANIC
Parameter 3: Metals
Water Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life | |
Freshwater |
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Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Marine | |
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Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Water Quality for the Protection of Agriculture | |
Irrigation | |
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Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Livestock | |
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Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Sediment Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life | |
Freshwater | |
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG |
No data |
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Marine | |
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG |
No data |
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
No data |
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Date |
No data |
Soil Quality for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health | |
Further documentation on these guidelines can be found in the Canadian Environment Quality Guidelines. |
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Agricultural |
750 |
aData are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a SQGHH. It is greater than the corresponding interim soil quality criteria (CCME 1991). Therefore the interim soil quality criterion (and 1999 soil quality guideline) is retained as the soil quality guideline for this land use. | |
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Residential / parkland |
500 |
aData are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a SQGHH. It is greater than the corresponding interim soil quality criteria (CCME 1991). Therefore the interim soil quality criterion (and 1999 soil quality guideline) is retained as the soil quality guideline for this land use. | |
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Commercial |
2000 |
aData are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a SQGHH. It is greater than the corresponding interim soil quality criteria (CCME 1991). Therefore the interim soil quality criterion (and 1999 soil quality guideline) is retained as the soil quality guideline for this land use. | |
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Industrial |
2000 |
aData are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a SQGHH. It is greater than the corresponding interim soil quality criteria (CCME 1991). Therefore the interim soil quality criterion (and 1999 soil quality guideline) is retained as the soil quality guideline for this land use. | |
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Date |
2013 |
Tissue Residue Quality for the Protection of Widlife Consumer of Aquatic Biota | |
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Concentration (µg/kg diet wet weight) |
No data |
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Date |
No data |