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

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2021-12-01

Boron is an essential element for plant growth and is applied directly to the soil as a plant fertilizer. Sodium borate and boric acid are used as fungistatic agents on vegetables, fruits and trees. The maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) for boron in drinking water is 5 mg/L (5000 µg/L).

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