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Document ID ca-gcdwqbic-2023-03-10 Title Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality boron: International considerations URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-boron/international-considerations.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 16:28:16.884701+00:00 Relevance Summarizes international regulatory limits for boron in drinking water.

Q Qualitative Requirements (0)

No qualitative requirements.

P Quantitative Requirements (4)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalhealthguidelineBorondrinking waterunknown2.4 mg/LWorld Health Organization (WHO) (2011) regulatory value for drinking water.Critical effect: decreased body weight in rat developmental studieshigh
#P002chemicalhealthguidelineBorondrinking waterunknown4 mg/LAustralia (NHMRC and NRMCC, 2011) regulatory value for drinking water.Critical effect (based on WHO (2004)): decreased body weight in rat developmental studyhigh
#P003chemicalhealthguidelineBorondrinking waterunknown1.5 to 2.4 mg/LEuropean Commission (2020) regulatory value for drinking water.high
#P004chemicalhealthguidanceBorondrinking waterunknown5 mg/LU.S. EPA (2008) non-regulatory value (lifetime health advisory).Critical effect: decreased body weight in rat developmental studieshigh

D Definitions (13)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001WHOWorld Health Organizationhigh
#D002MCLmaximum contaminant levelhigh
#D003BMDbenchmark dosehigh
#D004BMD05benchmark dose corresponding to a 5% increase in adverse effect over background rateshigh
#D005bwbody weighthigh
#D006NOAELno adverse effect levelhigh
#D007PODpoint of departurehigh
#D008RfDreference dosehigh
#D009TDItolerable daily intakehigh
#D010UFuncertainty factorhigh
#D011U.S. EPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agencyhigh
#D012Health advisoriesinformal technical guidance for unregulated drinking water contaminants in the United Stateshigh
#D013NHMRCNational Health and Medical Research Councilhigh