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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2008-01-07-17 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Formaldehyde URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-formaldehyde/page-4-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-formaldehyde.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water, Water treatment process, Analytical methods Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-18 13:40:56.895480+00:00 Relevance Technical guidance on analytical methods and treatment for formaldehyde.

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Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalreportingunknownFormaldehydedrinking waterunknown6.2 µg/LAnalytical method detection limit using high-performance liquid chromatography following derivatization with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and liquid-solid extractionlow
#P002chemicalreportingguidelineFormaldehyde detection limitdrinking waterrequirement6.2 µg/LAnalytical method using high-performance liquid chromatography following derivatization with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and liquid-solid extractionhigh
#P003chemicaloperationalguidelineFormaldehyde analytical recoverydrinking waterrequirement> 90 %Using liquid chromatography for formaldehyde recovery analysisconcentrations ranging from 20 to 200 µg/Lhigh
#P004operationaltreatmentguidelineOzonation dosage ratiodrinking waterOG0.5, 1.0 mg ozone/mg non-volatile organic carbonOzonation steps in a drinking water pilot plant testing formation and removal of formaldehydeApplied to raw water with 1.2 µg/L mean concentrationhigh
#P005chemicaltreatmentguidelineFormaldehyde concentration following ozonationdrinking watertreatment_goal2.2, 3.2 µg/LPost-ozonation levels in Edmonton drinking water pilot plantFollowing ozonation at 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mg dosage respectivelyhigh
#P006chemicaltreatmentguidelineFormaldehyde concentration following dual-media filtrationdrinking watertreatment_goal0.5 - 0.9 µg/LTreatment performance in pilot plant studySubsequent dual-media filtration step after ozonationhigh
#P007chemicaltreatmentguidelineFormaldehyde concentration following GAC contactorsdrinking watertreatment_goal0.3 - 0.6 µg/LTreatment performance using granular activated carbon (GAC) contactorsMean effluent levels following GAC contactors in pilot planthigh
#P008chemicalunknownunknownRaw water formaldehyde concentrationdrinking waterunknown1.2 µg/LMean concentration in raw water at the Edmonton drinking water pilot plant used for ozonation testing.Prior to ozonation at 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mg levelshigh

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