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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2009-06-01-3 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-5-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-benzene.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 15:56:57.782929+00:00 Relevance Technical document supporting Canadian drinking water quality standards.

Q Qualitative Requirements (0)

No qualitative requirements.

P Quantitative Requirements (3)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalaestheticunknownBenzenedrinking waterunknown4.68 ppmodour threshold for benzenehigh
#P002chemicalaestheticunknownBenzenedrinking waterunknown0.5-4.5 mg/Ltaste threshold for benzenehigh
#P003chemicalunknownmandatoryBenzene levels in gasolineotherrequirement< 1 % by volumelevels of benzene in gasolinesince July 1999high

D Definitions (1)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001BenzeneBenzene, the simplest homologue of the aromatic hydrocarbons, is a planar, cyclic molecule with six carbon atoms arranged in a regular hexagon.high