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Zinc limits and guidelines in Alberta (CA-AB)

13 numeric limits and guidelines for zinc held for Alberta and the place above it, from 4 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): 1 row

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
Zinc - total30µg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwaterEnvironmental Quality Guidelines for Alberta Surface Waters (March 28, 2018)
Table 1 (freshwater aquatic life) · Metal · CCME 1987 · p. 37

Canada (CA): 12 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
Zinc250mg/kgsoil · guidelineConcentration (mg/kg dry weight) AgriculturalCCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table,…
Zinc250mg/kgsoil · guidelineConcentration (mg/kg dry weight) Residential/ parklandCCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table,…
Zinc410mg/kgsoil · guidelineConcentration (mg/kg dry weight) CommercialCCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table,…
Zinc410mg/kgsoil · guidelineConcentration (mg/kg dry weight) IndustrialCCME — Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health (Summary Table,…
ZincBenchmark = exp(0.833[ln(hardness mg·L^-1)] + 0.240[ln(DOC mg·L^-1)] + 0.526).µg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
short-term exposure: CCME's short-term benchmark		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
ZincCWQG = exp(0.947[ln(hardness mg·L^-1)] - 0.815[pH] + 0.398[ln(DOC mg·L^-1)] + 4.625).µg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline		CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Zinc0.40 mg/Lmg/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
Zinc0.60 mg/Lmg/Lcomposite sampleeffluent · 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 3: maximum authorized concentration in a composite sample
6 Zinc 0.40 mg/L 0.60 mg/L 0.80 mg/L
Zinc0.80 mg/Lmg/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
Zinc0.50 mg/Lmg/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
Zinc0.75 mg/Lmg/Lcomposite sampleeffluent · 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 3: maximum authorized concentration in a composite sample
6 Zinc 0.50 mg/L 0.75 mg/L 1.00 mg/L
Zinc1.00 mg/Lmg/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

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 “zinc”: zinc, total zinc, zinc total, zinc cyanide, zinc phosphide, zinc extractible, total zinc marine, iron nickel h zinc h, zinc cyanide zn cn 2, zinc phosphide zn3p2, total zinc freshwater, zinc phosphide zn3 p2, and 5 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 — 6 rows here
  2. 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 — 4 rows here
  3. 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
  4. 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 — 1 row here
9 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. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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 — no row here
  9. 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 — no row here

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