Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (English, HTML)

View metadata and access the original English HTML file: Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).

Format

HTML

Access

file-only

Publisher-reported update

2022-09-28

An aesthetic objective of ≤500 mg/L has been established for total dissolved solids (TDS) in drinking water. At higher levels, excessive hardness, unpalatability, mineral deposition and corrosion may occur. At low levels, however, TDS contributes to the palatability of water.

Access original file