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

Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Trichloroethylene: French HTML file. From Health Canada, updated Sep 2022. View metadata, licence and the direct download on CanQuery.

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2022-09-28

This supporting document focuses on the health risks associated with TCE in drinking water, including multiple routes of exposure -- ingestion as well as inhalation and skin absorption from showering and bathing. It assesses all identified health risks, taking into account new studies and approaches, and incorporates appropriate safety factors. The guideline of 0.005 mg/L will protect humans from both cancer and non-cancer health risks.

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