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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2015-12-17 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Tetrachloroethylene URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-tetrachloroethylene/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-tetrachloroethylene-page-3.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water, Water treatment, Groundwater Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-18 16:29:21.746086+00:00 Relevance Establishes a MAC for tetrachloroethylene and discusses treatment technologies.

Q Qualitative Requirements (3)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001treatmenttreatmentguidanceMunicipal Treatment Technologies Guidancedrinking waterThe best available technologies for removing tetrachloroethylene from drinking water are packed tower aeration and granular activated carbon.At the municipal levelmedium
#Q002operationaloperationalguidanceMunicipal Operational Expectationdrinking waterTaking into consideration currently available technologies, municipal treatment plants are expected to be able to consistently achieve concentrations below the MAC.Municipal treatment plantslow
#Q003treatmenthealthrecommendedResidential Point-of-Entry System Preferencedrinking waterFrom a health perspective, point-of-entry systems are preferred for the removal of VOCs, because they provide treated water for bathing and laundry as well as for cooking and drinking. This will decrease the potential for VOC exposure through inhalation.At the residential scale, when using certified treatment devices to remove volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) such as tetrachloroethylenemedium

P Quantitative Requirements (2)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalhealthguidelinetetrachloroethylenedrinking waterMAC0.010 mg/LBased on this review, the drinking water guideline for tetrachloroethylene has been established at a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.010 mg/L (10 μg/L).high
#P002chemicalhealthguidelinetetrachloroethylenedrinking waterMAC10 μg/LBased on this review, the drinking water guideline for tetrachloroethylene has been established at a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.010 mg/L (10 μg/L).high

D Definitions (2)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001VOCsvolatile organic chemicalshigh
#D002VOCsvolatile organic chemicalshigh