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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzo furans
Synonyms and/or acronyms: PCDDs, PCDFs
Parameter 1: ORGANIC
Parameter 2: Polyaromatic compounds
Parameter 3: Polychlorinated dioxins and furans
Water Quality for the Protection of Aquatic Life | |||||||||
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Marine | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/L) |
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Water Quality for the Protection of Agriculture | |||||||||
Irrigation | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/L) |
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Livestock | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/L) |
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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 |
0.85 ng TEQ/kg dry weight | ||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
21.5 ng TEQ/kg dry weight | ||||||||
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Date |
2001 | ||||||||
Marine | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - ISQG |
0.85 ng TEQ/kg dry weight | ||||||||
Values are expressed as toxic equivalency (TEQ) units, based on WHO 1998 TEF values for fish. A safety fator of 10 was applied. See factsheet for details. | |||||||||
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Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) - PEL |
21.5 ng TEQ/kg dry weight | ||||||||
Values are expressed as toxic equivalency (TEQ) units, based on WHO 1998 TEF values for fish. A safety fator of 10 was applied. See factsheet for details. | |||||||||
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Date |
2001 | ||||||||
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 |
4 ng TEQ.kg-1 | ||||||||
Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a provisional Soil Quality Guideline for Human Health (SQGHH), which is less than the existing interim soil quality criterion (CCME, 1991). Thus the provisional SQGHH becomes the soil quality guideline, which supersedes the interim soil quality criterion for this land use.
For guidelines derived prior to 2004, differentiation between soil texture (coarse/fine) is not applicable.
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Residential / parkland |
4 ng TEQ.kg-1 | ||||||||
Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a provisional Soil Quality Guideline for Human Health (SQGHH), which is less than the existing interim soil quality criterion (CCME, 1991). Thus the provisional SQGHH becomes the soil quality guideline, which supersedes the interim soil quality criterion for this land use.
For guidelines derived prior to 2004, differentiation between soil texture (coarse/fine) is not applicable.
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Commercial |
4 ng TEQ.kg-1 | ||||||||
Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a provisional Soil Quality Guideline for Human Health (SQGHH). An interim soil quality criterion (CCME, 1991) was not established for this land use, therefore the provisional SQGHH becomes the soil quality guideline.
For guidelines derived prior to 2004, differentiation between soil texture (coarse/fine) is not applicable.
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Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) - Industrial |
4 ng TEQ.kg-1 | ||||||||
Data are sufficient and adequate to calculate only a Soil Quality Guideline for Human Health (SQGHH). An interim soil quality criterion (CCME, 1991) was not established for this land use, therefore the SQGHH becomes the soil quality guideline.
For guidelines derived prior to 2004, differentiation between soil texture (coarse/fine) is not applicable.
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Date |
2002 | ||||||||
Tissue Residue Quality for the Protection of Widlife Consumer of Aquatic Biota | |||||||||
Further documentation on these guidelines can be found in the Canadian Environment Quality Guidelines. |
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Concentration (µg/kg diet wet weight) |
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Mammalian: 0.71 ng TEQ/kg diet wet weight Interim guideline: see factsheet for details. | |||||||||
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Date |
2001 | ||||||||