Wood preservation facilities, general recommendations: chapter A, table 3

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Element	Limit value (mg/L)	Basis of the Requirement	Organization
Example: Arsenic	Maximum: 0.05 mg/L	Protection of human health	International Joint Commission
	Maximum: 0.01 mg/L	Protection of human health Objective: < 0.005 mg/L	Health Canada
	Fresh water: 0.005 mg/L Marine: 0.0125 mg/L	Protection of aquatic life	Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)

Refer to the following chapter for more examples.

These environmental guidelines and objectives for toxic substances in aquatic environments are subject to change from time to time. A periodic review of these guidelines and objectives is recommended.

Table 3.1 Aquatic Toxicity of specific components

Description of the physical parameters of water used for testing (e.g.: hardness, pH...)

Element / Component	Concentration (mg/L)	Effect (toxicity test) example	Reference (author, year) example
A	0.YY	96-h LC50^Footnote*Rainbow trout	John and al. 1989
B	0.ZZ	96-h LC50 Fathead minnows^Footnote*	Tom and Boyes 2004

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Wood preservation facilities, general recommendations: chapter A, table 3

Table 3. Regulatory Limitations/Guidelines for the Preservative Constituents in Natural Water bodies (Preservative and facility-specific)

Table 3.1 Aquatic Toxicity of specific components

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