Canadian Council of Ministers
of the Environment
Le Conseil canadien des ministres
de l'environnement
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Hexachlorocyclohexane
Synonyms and/or acronyms: Lindane
Parameter 1: ORGANIC
Parameter 2: Pesticides
Parameter 3: Organochlorine compounds
Water Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life | |||||||||
Freshwater |
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Concentration (µg/L) |
0.01 | ||||||||
| No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987). | |||||||||
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Date |
1987 | ||||||||
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) |
4 | ||||||||
| No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987). | |||||||||
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Date |
1987 | ||||||||
Sediment 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 | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG |
0.94 | ||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
1.38 | ||||||||
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Date |
1998 | ||||||||
Marine | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG |
0.32 | ||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
0.99 | ||||||||
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Date |
1998 | ||||||||
Soil Quality for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health | |||||||||
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Agricultural |
0.01 | ||||||||
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Residential / parkland |
No data | ||||||||
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Commercial |
No data | ||||||||
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Industrial |
No data | ||||||||
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Date |
1991 | ||||||||
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 |
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