Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)

This guideline technical document reviews and assesses all identified health risks associated with PFOS in drinking water. It incorporates available studies and approaches and takes into consideration the availability of appropriate analytical methods and treatment technology. Based on this review, the drinking water guideline for PFOS is a maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) of 0.0006 mg/L (0.6 µg/L), based on the general population.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:44 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:44 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2018-12-07 00:00:00
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title_fr	Recommandations pour la qualité de l'eau potable au Canada : document technique – le sulfonate de perfluorooctane (SPFO)
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