Government of British Columbia: Ministry of Environment: Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Boron
Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Boron
Overview Report
Prepared pursuant to Section 2(e) of the
Environment Management Act, 1981
Original Signed by Margaret Eckenfelder
Assistant Deputy Minister
Water, Land and air Protection
July 23, 2003
National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Moss, S.A. (Sharon A.)
Ambient water quality guidelines for boron : overview [electronic resource]
Authors: S.A. Moss, N.K. Nagpal. Cf.p.
A technical report is available as a separate document.
ISBN 0-7726-5039-X
1. Boron - Environmental Aspects - British Columbia.
2. Water Quality - Standards - British Columbia.
I. Nagpal, N.K. II. British Columbia. Water Protection Section. III.
Title.
TD227.B7M6 2003363.7394'62'09711C2003-960194-3
Summary
This document is one in a series that establishes ambient water quality guidelines (Table 1). This document is mainly based on a report prepared by the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). It sets guidelines for boron (B) to protect drinking water, freshwater and marine aquatic life, and agricultural water uses.