Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)

This guideline technical document reviews and assesses all identified health risks associated with PFOA in drinking water. It incorporates available studies and approaches and takes into consideration the availability of appropriate treatment technology. Based on this review, the drinking water guideline for PFOA is a maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) of 0.0002 mg/L (0.2 µg/L), based on the general population.

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Title (French)	Recommandations pour la qualité de l'eau potable au Canada : document technique – L'acide perfluorooctanoïque (APFO)
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Open Canada Date Published	2018-12-07 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["health_and_safety"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["eau", "qualité de l'eau", "qualité de l'eau potable", "eau potable", "contaminants", "exposition aux contaminants", "acide perfluorooctanoïque", "PFOA", "PFOA dans l'eau potable"], "en": ["water", "water quality", "drinking water quality", "potable water", "contaminants", "exposure to contaminants", "Perfluorooctanoic Acid", "PFOA", "PFOA in drinking-water"]}
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