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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2009-06-01-11 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Benzene URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-benzene/page-12-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-benzene.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water, Water quality standards Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 16:14:13.024267+00:00 Relevance Establishes the MAC for benzene and discusses treatment feasibility.

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Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeunknownmandatoryGuideline Research Monitoringdrinking waterAs part of its ongoing guideline review process, Health Canada will continue to monitor new research in this area and recommend any change(s) to the guideline that it deems necessary.As part of the ongoing guideline review processhigh

P Quantitative Requirements (5)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalhealthguidelineBenzenedrinking waterMAC0.005 mg/LThe guideline for benzene is established based on cancer end-points and is considered protective of both cancer and non-cancer end-points. It is considered to present an 'essentially negligible' risk.high
#P002chemicalhealthguidelineBenzenedrinking waterMAC5 µg/LAlternative unit representation for the MAC of 0.005 mg/L.high
#P003chemicalreportingguidanceBenzene (PQL)drinking waterOG0.4 μg/LThe MAC is measurable, with an estimated PQL of 0.4 μg/L.high
#P004chemicaltreatmentguidelineBenzene (Municipal Scale Treatment)drinking watertreatment_goal< 0.005 mg/LSeveral municipal-scale treatment processes can remove benzene from drinking water to levels below this concentration.Municipal-scale treatment processeshigh
#P005chemicaltreatmentguidelineBenzene (Residential Scale Treatment)drinking waterrequirement0.001 mg/LDrinking water treatment devices are available that have been certified as reducing concentrations of VOCs such as benzene to this level.Residential-scale treatment devices certified for VOC reductionhigh

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