Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Sodium

Name: Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Sodium
Creator: Health Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

The aesthetic objective for sodium in drinking water is ≤200 mg/L. The taste of drinking water is generally considered offensive at sodium concentrations above the aesthetic objective. Sodium is not considered a toxic element; up to 5 g/day of sodium is consumed by normal adults.

Publisher: Health Canada
Resources: 2
Catalogue metadata updated: 2022-09-27

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Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Sodium (French, HTML) HTML
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Sodium (English, HTML) HTML

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