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. 2021 Jun 28;112(Suppl 1):113–132. doi: 10.17269/s41997-021-00497-5

Table 7.

Copper concentrations in drinking water by ecozone

Ecozone No. of first draw samples >2000 μg/L No. of flushed samples >2000 μg/L No. of first draw samples >1000–1999 μg/L No. of flushed samples >1000–1999 μg/L Maximum concentration, μg/L
Boreal Cordillera 0 0 0 0 602
Boreal Plains 1 0 8 0 5130
Montane Cordillera 1 0 1 0 2200
Pacific Maritime 4 0 9 0 2930
Taiga Plains 0 0 0 0 337
Taiga Shield 0 0 2 0 1270
Boreal Shield 5 2 21 0 6540
Prairies 0 0 2 1 1890
Hudson Plains 3 0 5 0 3460
Mixedwood Plains 1 1 4 2 5850
Atlantic Maritime 0 0 3 0 1570
Total 15 3 55 3 6540

Proposed maximum acceptable concentration, MAC: >2000 μg/L (Health Canada 2019b)

Aesthetic objectives, AO: >1000 μg/L (Health Canada 2019b)