Canadian Council of Ministers
of the Environment
Le Conseil canadien des ministres
de l'environnement
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Nutrients
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 |
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Short Term Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Long Term Concentration (µg/L) |
Guidance Framework |
Canadian Guidance Framework for Phosphorus is for developing phosphorus guidelines ( does not provide guidance on other freshwater nutrients). It provides Trigger Ranges for Total Phosphorus ( µg/L) (see Guidance Framework for Phosphorus factsheet): ultra-oligotrophic oligotrophic 4-10 mesotrophic 10-20 meso-eutrophic 20-35 eutrophic 35-100 hyper-eutrophic >100 | |
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Date |
2004 |
Marine | |
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Short Term Concentration (µg/L) |
No data |
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Long Term Concentration (µg/L) |
Guidance framework |
| Supporting documents are available from the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment at The Canadian Guidance Framework for the Management of Nearshore Marine Systems is for developing nutrient (phosphorus and nitrogen) guidelines for nearshore marine systems. Refer to factsheet for details. | |
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Date |
2007 |
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 | |
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Agricultural |
No data |
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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 |
No data |
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 |