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Ammonia limits and guidelines in Alberta (CA-AB)

12 numeric limits and guidelines for ammonia held for Alberta and the place above it, from 5 instruments, each cited to its instrument, edition, section or page and quoted text. The register was built from 247 instruments. Everything held for Alberta

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Alberta (CA-AB): 2 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
Ammonia-N - TotalEquationmg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
a value given as an equation, a narrative or a table (Tables 1.1-1.7), carried as printed and never evaluated		Environmental Quality Guidelines for Alberta Surface Waters (March 28, 2018)
Table 1 (freshwater aquatic life) · Ammonia-N · CCME 2001 · p. 30
Ammonia-N - Un-ionized0.016mg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwaterEnvironmental Quality Guidelines for Alberta Surface Waters (March 28, 2018)
Table 1 (freshwater aquatic life) · Ammonia-N · CCME 2001 · p. 30

Canada (CA): 10 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
Ammonia (total)Tableµg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Ammonia (un-ionized)19µg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Un-ionized ammonia0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)mg/Lmonthly averageeffluent · limitcites: MDMER
route: direct
a metal mine (or, since June 1, 2018, a diamond mine) whose final discharge points deposit more than 50 m3 of effluent per day (s. 2(1))
a mine to which the Regulations apply for the first time on or after June 1, 2021, or a recognized closed mine that returns to commercial operation on or after that day (s. 4(1)(a)(i))		Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222)
Schedule 4, Table 1 — Column 2: maximum authorized monthly mean concentration
6 Zinc 0.40 mg/L 0.60 mg/L 0.80 mg/L 7 Suspended Solids 15.00 mg/L 22.50 mg/L 30.00 mg/L 8 Radium 226 0.37 Bq/L 0.74 Bq/L 1.11 Bq/L 9 Un-ionized ammonia 0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N) Not applicable 1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)
Un-ionized ammonia1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)mg/Linstantaneouseffluent · limitcites: MDMER
route: direct
a metal mine (or, since June 1, 2018, a diamond mine) whose final discharge points deposit more than 50 m3 of effluent per day (s. 2(1))
a mine to which the Regulations apply for the first time on or after June 1, 2021, or a recognized closed mine that returns to commercial operation on or after that day (s. 4(1)(a)(i))		Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222)
Schedule 4, Table 1 — Column 4: maximum authorized concentration in a grab sample
6 Zinc 0.40 mg/L 0.60 mg/L 0.80 mg/L 7 Suspended Solids 15.00 mg/L 22.50 mg/L 30.00 mg/L 8 Radium 226 0.37 Bq/L 0.74 Bq/L 1.11 Bq/L 9 Un-ionized ammonia 0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N) Not applicable 1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)
Un-ionized ammonia0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)mg/Lmonthly averageeffluent · limitcites: MDMER
route: direct
a metal mine (or, since June 1, 2018, a diamond mine) whose final discharge points deposit more than 50 m3 of effluent per day (s. 2(1))
any other mine (s. 4(1)(a)(ii))		Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222)
Schedule 4, Table 2 — Column 2: maximum authorized monthly mean concentration
6 Zinc 0.50 mg/L 0.75 mg/L 1.00 mg/L 7 Suspended Solids 15.00 mg/L 22.50 mg/L 30.00 mg/L 8 Radium 226 0.37 Bq/L 0.74 Bq/L 1.11 Bq/L 9 Un-ionized ammonia 0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N) Not applicable 1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)
Un-ionized ammonia1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)mg/Linstantaneouseffluent · limitcites: MDMER
route: direct
a metal mine (or, since June 1, 2018, a diamond mine) whose final discharge points deposit more than 50 m3 of effluent per day (s. 2(1))
any other mine (s. 4(1)(a)(ii))		Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222)
Schedule 4, Table 2 — Column 4: maximum authorized concentration in a grab sample
6 Zinc 0.50 mg/L 0.75 mg/L 1.00 mg/L 7 Suspended Solids 15.00 mg/L 22.50 mg/L 30.00 mg/L 8 Radium 226 0.37 Bq/L 0.74 Bq/L 1.11 Bq/L 9 Un-ionized ammonia 0.50 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N) Not applicable 1.00 mg/L expressed as nitrogen (N)
Ammonia Nitrogen3.6lb per 1,000 barrels of crude oil (× the refinery's reference crude rate)monthly averageeffluent · limitcites: PRLER
route: direct		Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 828) — Schedule I authorized deposits
Schedule I, Column II: monthly amount (the month's mean of daily authorized deposits, s. 7)
4 Ammonia Nitrogen 3.6 5.7 7.2
Ammonia Nitrogen5.7lb per 1,000 barrels of crude oil (× the refinery's reference crude rate)effluent · limitcites: PRLER
route: direct
the actual deposit may exceed it on no more than one day in each month (s. 5(1)(b))		Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 828) — Schedule I authorized deposits
Schedule I, Column III: one day amount — not exceeded on more than one day in a month (s. 8(1))
4 Ammonia Nitrogen 3.6 5.7 7.2
Ammonia Nitrogen7.2lb per 1,000 barrels of crude oil (× the refinery's reference crude rate)daily maximumeffluent · limitcites: PRLER
route: direct		Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 828) — Schedule I authorized deposits
Schedule I, Column IV: maximum daily amount (s. 8(2))
4 Ammonia Nitrogen 3.6 5.7 7.2
Un-ionized ammonialess than 1.25 mg/L, expressed as nitrogen (N), at 15˚C ± 1˚Cmg/Leffluent · limitstream: sanitary
route: direct
zone: not CA-NT, CA-NU, CA.qc_nl_north_of_54
a wastewater system designed to collect, or collecting in a calendar year, an average daily volume of 100 m3 or more of influent (s. 2(1)); not one on an industrial site whose influent is less than 50% blackwater and greywater (s. 2(4))		Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (SOR/2012-139) — s. 6 effluent quality
s. 6(1)
the maximum concentration of un-ionized ammonia in the effluent is less than 1.25 mg/L, expressed as nitrogen (N), at 15˚C ± 1˚C

What was searched

Every instrument we hold for Alberta (CA-AB) and the place above it, Canada (CA): 13 instruments, for every parameter name matching “ammonia”: ammonia, ammonia n total, un ionized ammonia, ammonia as nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium, ammonia n un ionized, ammonia un ionized as n, oxirane reaction products with ammonia distn residues, ethanol 2 2 oxybis reaction products with ammonia fractionation forecuts, 2 2 oxybisethanol reaction products with ammonia morpholine derivs residues, acetate salt by products from 2 aminoethanol reaction products with ammonia, amides from ammonia ethanolamine reaction by products and tall oil fatty acids, and 12 more (in the JSON).

  1. Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations (SOR/2002-222) — Schedule 4, maximum authorized concentrations · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 2c6e0151d3776378f73df4868ca98052882ee81faf9738bbeba6f5d544b648fe — 4 rows here
  2. Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 828) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 30e528bdc3a3546afb3defff4dae9b1dacb362e192680e127bd788d7f97c8ce8 — 3 rows here
  3. Environmental Quality Guidelines for Alberta Surface Waters (March 28, 2018) — Table 1, protection of freshwater aquatic life, long-term (chronic) and short-term (acute) · Government of Alberta, Alberta Environment and Parks · March 28, 2018 (Alberta Environment and Parks) · source sha256 8d128a9d2efe359b62626cb0055d2ab7026328ef88a8afa3b5ed197c0b788d54 — 2 rows here
  4. CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life — freshwater and marine, short and long term · Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) · Summary Table (as served 2026-09-24; each guideline carries its own year) · source sha256 f484a5f2a2dfcb5a4257763c853fc8dc810788cec54c75355b30ec194e2f7499 — 2 rows here
  5. Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (SOR/2012-139) — s. 6 effluent quality · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21, last amended 2026-06-04 · source sha256 0a60e10f783f7aca672792303dffcca1525133eb34eb32711543cb3cf4bbb955 — 1 row here
8 instruments searched with no row for it
  1. Standards and Guidelines for Municipal Waterworks, Wastewater and Storm Drainage Systems, Part 3: Wastewater Systems Standards for Performance and Design (Alberta, March 2013) — Tables 3.1 and 3.2, made binding by the Wastewater and Storm Drainage Regulation (Alta Reg 119/1993) s. 5 · Government of Alberta (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act) · Part 3, March 2013 (Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development); the Regulation: AR 119/1993 office consolidation current as of October 17, 2012 · source sha256 41e6413ad6f152faa3d782d703a84a5cb0f4e163e947e1f7c35aed1c5612ea0f — no row here
  2. Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS), environmental quality objectives under CEPA 1999 ss. 54(1) and 55(1): Objectives for Ambient PM2.5 and Ozone, Annex paras 1-4 and footnotes 1-2, Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 147, No. 21, May 25, 2013 · Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 147, Number 21: GOVERNMENT NOTICES May 25, 2013 · source — no row here
  3. CCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table, as served 2026-09-24) · Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) · Summary Table · source sha256 f484a5f2a2dfcb5a4257763c853fc8dc810788cec54c75355b30ec194e2f7499 — no row here
  4. Fisheries Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14), s. 36(3) — no deposit of a deleterious substance in water frequented by fish; no value printed · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada administers s. 36) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21, last amended 2024-11-27 · source sha256 db95b0a149728b0f0b1e1b1314d87ecdf46a91e1edfec4a7006fc3cbe0080bd6 — no row here
  5. Health Canada, Objective for Canadian drinking water quality — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (published 2024-08-09) · Health Canada · Objective value · source sha256 32a42a0d382cdd90729dd9750f47889782bd00d4af8dfd34f2b9aaf6f2678c6c — no row here
  6. Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 818) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 c60e2a2dfa9a10c2ddd314b391bf66215ad599732f38b4c5a15fe793d8c28841 — no row here
  7. Potato Processing Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations (C.R.C., c. 829) — Schedule I authorized deposits · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 691ca3953a6dd6ae66b4c72737944caa68ed76710447df642a16716dd25027a3 — no row here
  8. Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations (SOR/92-269) — s. 14 maximum BOD and suspended solids · Government of Canada (Fisheries Act; Environment and Climate Change Canada) · Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21 · source sha256 cc8432e6a4dd1834ff4dd43d5b5fb98f09b1f7af7952e36154febcc649504eb4 — no row here

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