00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.957041 CaOODSP 20260115094217 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 251103e202511 oncd ob f000 0 eng d 9780660795980 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- H144-13/30-2025E-PDF Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality : radiological parameters. Ottawa, ON : Health Canada = Santé Canada, November 2025. ©2025 1 online resource (47 pages) : charts text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The publication file in PDF format was replaced on 14 January 2026 with an updated version at the request of Health Canada. Cover title. Issued also in French under title: Recommandations pour la qualité de l'eau potable au Canada : paramètres radiologiques. Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-40). "Radionuclides are naturally present in the environment. Everyone is exposed to background radiation from cosmic and terrestrial sources, including food and drinking water. While natural sources are responsible for most of a person’s radiation exposure (accounting for over 98%, excluding medical sources), drinking water tends to be a minor component. These guidelines are applicable to radionuclides present in existing or new water systems under routine operational conditions. These guidelines do not apply in the event of a nuclear accident, which is covered under provincial emergency plans"--Executive Summary, page 1. Drinking water Standards Canada. Canada. Health Canada, issuing body. Recommandations pour la qualité de l'eau potable au Canada : (CaOODSP)9.957042 Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality : (CaOODSP)9.693772 PDF 1.16 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2026/sc-hc/H144-13-30-2025-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-drinking-water-quality-radiological-parameters.html 250309