Joint Committee on Drinking Water Treatment Units

Health Canada Lead Guideline Published

  • 1.  Health Canada Lead Guideline Published

    Posted 03-11-2019 05:58 PM
    Good Afternoon JC Members and Observers,   Health Canada’s final lead guideline was just posted on Friday, with a maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) of 5 µ g/L for total lead in drinking water.   France Lemieux has forwarded the following links to access this information:   Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document - Lead (main document- web & pdf)   The profile page: (an introductory landing page for the publication) https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-lead.html   The currently posted infographic : “Drinking Water – What about lead https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/reports-publications/water-quality/what-about-lead.html       Monica H. Leslie, MPH Operations Manager, Standards Tel : +1-734-827-5643 Email: mleslie@xxxxxxx NSF International 789 N. Dixboro Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA www.nsf.org