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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2011-07-20-5 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Carbon Tetrachloride URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-carbon-tetrachloride/page-6-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-carbon-tetrachloride.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 16:49:43.895370+00:00 Relevance Technical guideline document for carbon tetrachloride in drinking water.

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Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001unknownhealthguidelineDefault allocation factordrinking waterrequirement20 %Default allocation factor for drinking water used in exposure calculationhigh
#P002unknownhealthguidelineSignificant exposure route contributiondrinking waterrequirement>= 10 %Both dermal and inhalation routes of exposure are considered significant if they contribute at least 10% of the drinking water consumption level.high
#P003designhealthguidelineStandard drinking water consumption ratedrinking waterrequirement1.5 L/dayUsed in standard multi-route exposure assessmentshigh
#P004designhealthguidanceTier 1 goaldrinking waterrequirement0.15 L-eq10% of 1.5 L drinking water consumption levelmedium
#P005physicalhealthguidelineSkin permeability coefficient (Kp) for VOCsdrinking waterrequirement> 0.024 cm/hRequired value for dermal exposure to be considered significant (tier 1 goal of 0.15 L-eq)high
#P006physicalhealthguidelineAir to water concentration (Fair:water) value for VOCsdrinking waterrequirement> 0.00063 unitlessRequired value for inhalation exposure to be considered significant (tier 1 goal of 0.15 L-eq)high
#P007operationalhealthguidanceExposure duration (shower/bath)drinking waterrequirement0.5 hAssumed duration for shower or bath in multi-route exposure assessmentAdult populationhigh
#P008operationalhealthguidanceFraction of dose absorbed (Fabs)drinking waterrequirement0.7 unitlessAssumed fraction of dose absorbed for dermal and inhalation routeshigh
#P009operationalhealthguidanceAdult skin area (A)drinking waterrequirement18000 cm²Assumed area of skin exposed for adults during bathing or showeringAdult populationhigh
#P010operationalhealthguidanceAdult alveolar ventilation rate (Qalv)drinking waterrequirement675 L/hAssumed adult alveolar ventilation rateAdult populationhigh
#P011physicalhealthguidelineSkin permeability coefficient (Kp) for carbon tetrachloridedrinking waterrequirement0.16 cm/hSpecific permeability coefficient for carbon tetrachloride used in dermal exposure calculationhigh
#P012physicalhealthguidelineAir to water concentration ratio (Fair:water) for carbon tetrachloridedrinking waterrequirement0.0075 unitlessRatio for carbon tetrachloride used in inhalation exposure calculationhigh
#P013operationalhealthguidelineDermal absorption litre-equivalentdrinking waterrequirement1.0 L-eq/dayCalculated contribution of dermal absorption to daily exposurehigh
#P014operationalhealthguidelineInhalation absorption litre-equivalentdrinking waterrequirement1.8 L-eq/dayCalculated contribution of inhalation absorption to daily exposurehigh
#P015operationalhealthguidelineTotal litre-equivalent daily exposuredrinking waterrequirement4.3 L-eq/daySum of ingestion (1.5 L/day), dermal (1.0 L-eq/day), and inhalation (1.8 L-eq/day) exposureshigh

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