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Document ID ca-cepa1feqgps-2018-06 Title Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) URL https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/federal-environmental-quality-guidelines-perfluorooctane-sulfonate.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Wastewater, Industrial water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-19 19:05:06.320794+00:00 Relevance Defines federal water quality guidelines for PFOS in surface water.

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D Definitions (39)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001perfluorinated alkyl compoundsThis classification indicates that the main carbon chain of the compound is completely saturated with fluorine, involving highly stable C-F bonds.high
#D002critical toxicity values (CTVs)The CTV of a study was the lowest treatment dose at which adverse effects were observed amongst organisms as a result of PFOS consumption.high
#D003Federal Environmental Quality GuidelinesFEQGshigh
#D004Federal Water Quality GuidelineFWQGhigh
#D005Federal Fish Tissue GuidelineFFTGhigh
#D006Federal Wildlife Diet GuidelinesFWiDGshigh
#D007perfluorooctane sulfonatePFOShigh
#D008Canadian Council of Ministers of the EnvironmentCCMEhigh
#D009Canadian Environmental Quality GuidelinesCEQGhigh
#D010Chemicals Management PlanCMPhigh
#D011Screening Assessment ReportSARhigh
#D012Environment CanadaEChigh
#D013aqueous film forming foamsAFFFshigh
#D014perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoridePOSFhigh
#D015Environment and Climate Change CanadaECCChigh
#D016octanol/water partition coefficientKowhigh
#D017sediment organic carbon – water partition coefficientsKochigh
#D018perfluorinated compoundsPFCshigh
#D019distribution coefficientsKdhigh
#D020Bioconcentration factorsBCF – water exposures onlymedium
#D021Bioaccumulation factorsBAF water and dietary exposure, or field measuredmedium
#D022biomagnification factorsBMFhigh
#D023peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-alphaPPAR-αhigh
#D024uncertainty factorUFhigh
#D025tolerable daily intakeTDIhigh
#D026food intake to body weight ratioFI:BWhigh
#D027no observed adverse effect levelNOAELhigh
#D028lowest observed adverse effect levelLOAELhigh
#D029Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines (FEQGs)provide benchmarks for the quality of the ambient environment. They are based solely on the toxicological effects or hazard of specific substances or groups of substances.high
#D030Federal Water Quality Guideline (FWQG)identifies a benchmark for aquatic ecosystems that is intended to protect all forms of aquatic life for indefinite exposure periods.high
#D031Federal Fish Tissue Guideline (FFTG)a benchmark for aquatic ecosystems that is intended to protect fish from the direct adverse effects of bioaccumulated contaminants.high
#D032Federal Wildlife Dietary Guidelines (FWiDGs)benchmarks for concentrations of toxic substances in aquatic biota (whole body, wet-weight) that are consumed by terrestrial and semi-aquatic wildlife.high
#D033pippinginitial cracking of the egg by the chick during hatchinghigh
#D034maximum acceptable toxicant concentrationMATChigh
#D035wet weightwwhigh
#D036Federal Tissue Guideline describing the acceptable contaminant levels in bird eggsFTG-BEhigh
#D037Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999CEPAhigh
#D038Species sensitivity distributionSSDhigh
#D039precursorscompounds containing the following groups: C8F17SO2, C8F17SO3 or C8F17SO2Nhigh