Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Benzene

Table of Contents

• Part I. Overview and Application
  • 1.0 Guideline
  • 2.0 Executive summary
    • 2.1 Health effects
    • 2.2 Exposure
    • 2.3 Analysis and treatment
  • 3.0 Application of the guideline
• Part II. Science and Technical Considerations
  • 4.0 Identity, use, and sources in the environment
  • 5.0 Exposure
    • 5.1 Water
    • 5.2 Food
    • 5.3 Air
    • 5.4 Consumer products
    • 5.5 Soil
    • 5.6 Multi-route exposure through drinking water
      • 5.6.1 Dermal exposure
      • 5.6.2 Inhalation exposure
  • 6.0 Analytical methods
  • 7.0 Treatment technology
    • 7.1 Municipal scale
      • 7.1.1 Activated carbon adsorption
      • 7.1.2 Air stripping
      • 7.1.3 Oxidation
      • 7.1.4 Membrane filtration
      • 7.1.5 Emerging treatment technologies
    • 7.2 Residential scale
  • 8.0 Kinetics and metabolism
  • 9.0 Health effects
    • 9.1 Effects in humans
      • 9.1.1 Acute toxicity
      • 9.1.2 Subchronic and chronic toxicity
      • 9.1.3 Genetic toxicity
      • 9.1.4 Developmental and reproductive toxicity
      • 9.1.5 Carcinogenicity
      • 9.1.6 Mode of action for carcinogenesis
    • 9.2 Effects in experimental animals
      • 9.2.1 Acute toxicity
      • 9.2.2 Subchronic and chronic toxicity
      • 9.2.3 Genetic toxicity
      • 9.2.4 Developmental and reproductive toxicity
      • 9.2.5 Carcinogenicity
      • 9.2.6 Immunotoxicity
  • 10.0 Classification and assessment
  • 11.0 Rationale
  • 12.0 References
• Appendix A: List of acronyms

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Organization: Health Canada

Type: Guidelines

Date published: 2009-06

Related Topics

• Health and the environment
• Benzene in Soft Drinks and other Beverage Products
• Guidance for Benzene in Residential Indoor Air

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