Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Nitrate and Nitrite

Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Nitrate and Nitrite Based on this review, the drinking water guideline for nitrate is a maximum acceptable concentration of 45 mg/L (equivalent to 10 mg/L nitrate-nitrogen); the drinking water guideline for nitrite is a maximum acceptable concentration of 3 mg/L (equivalent to 1 mg/L nitrite-nitrogen). 2022-09-27 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and Safetywaterwater qualitydrinking water qualitypotable watercontaminantsexposure to contaminantsnitrate in drinking-waternitrite in drinking-water Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Nitrate and NitriteHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-nitrate-nitrite.html Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Nitrate and NitriteHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/publications/vie-saine/recommandations-pour-qualite-eau-potable-canada-document-technique-nitrate-et-nitrite.html

Based on this review, the drinking water guideline for nitrate is a maximum acceptable concentration of 45 mg/L (equivalent to 10 mg/L nitrate-nitrogen); the drinking water guideline for nitrite is a maximum acceptable concentration of 3 mg/L (equivalent to 1 mg/L nitrite-nitrogen).

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