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Water Quality Guidelines

  • Documents for Public Review
  • Guideline Development Process


  • Current priorities for guideline development include:

    • Developing Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life for:
      • 2,4-D
      • Cadmium
      • Carbaryl
      • Chloride
      • Glyphosate
      • Endosulfan
      • Nickel
      • Nitrate
      • Uranium
      • Zinc 

    Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines

    Environmental quality guideline activities in Canada for air, water, soil, sediment and tissue residue have been integrated into one comprehensive document, the Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines.



    Documents for Public Review

    Scientific Criteria Document for Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life  – Chloride  

    A draft scientific criteria document for a Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life – Chloride is available for public review and comment until September 17, 2010. The scientific criteria document includes English and French summaries. 
     

    Please submit comments to:
    Gwen Waedt
    Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
    360 - 123 Main Street
    Winnipeg, MB    R3C 1A3
    Fax:  204-948-2125
    Email: gwaedt@ccme.ca



     

      



    Guideline Development Process




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