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MANGANESE limits and guidelines in British Columbia (CA-BC)

37 numeric limits and guidelines for manganese held for British Columbia 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 273 instruments. Everything held for British Columbia

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British Columbia (CA-BC): 33 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
MANGANESE10 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Natural (WLN)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE10 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Reverted (WLR)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE6 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Agricultural (AL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE10 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Urban Park (PL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE6 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential Low Density (RLLD)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE10 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential High Density (RLHD)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE35 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Commercial (CL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE> 1 000 mg/g (minimum)µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Industrial (IL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Intake of contaminated soil
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Natural (WLN)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Reverted (WLR)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Agricultural (AL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Urban Park (PL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential Low Density (RLLD)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential High Density (RLHD)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Commercial (CL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Industrial (IL)
HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION
Groundwater used for drinking water
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Natural (WLN)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Wildlands Reverted (WLR)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Agricultural (AL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Urban Park (PL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential Low Density (RLLD)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential High Density (RLHD)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Commercial (CL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Industrial (IL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Toxicity to soil invertebrates and plants
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Agricultural (AL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Groundwater used for irrigation
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Urban Park (PL)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Groundwater used for irrigation
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential Low Density (RLLD)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Groundwater used for irrigation
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
MANGANESE2 000µg/gsoil · limitSCHEDULE 3.1 – PART 1
Residential High Density (RLHD)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Groundwater used for irrigation
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 24
manganese200µg/Lgroundwater · limitIrrigation (IW)
note 2(e): Standards for irrigation water apply to irrigation of all soil types, unless otherwise indicated.
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 14
manganese1 500µg/Lgroundwater · limitDrinking Water (DW)
note 3: Samples obtained from the point of consumption are unfiltered. Heavy metals, metalloids and inorganic ions are expressed as total substance concentrations unless otherwise indicated.
B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation
p. 14
Manganese (dissolved)exp(0.878 * log(EMS_0107, exp(1)) + 4.76)*0.5ug/Linstantaneoussurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
condition as printed: EMS_0107 <= 250
B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines
Aquatic Life - Freshwater · Short-term acute · Approved (UniqueID 514)
514,Manganese,Dissolved,EMS_MN_D,(7439-96-5),Aquatic Life - Freshwater,Water,Short-term acute,1,1,max,,,EMS_0107 <= 250,,No Effect,Upper Limit,"exp(0.878 * log(EMS_0107, exp(1)) + 4.76)*0.5",,ug/L
Manganese (dissolved)7500ug/Linstantaneoussurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
condition as printed: EMS_0107 > 250
B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines
Aquatic Life - Freshwater · Short-term acute · Approved (UniqueID 515)
515,Manganese,Dissolved,EMS_MN_D,(7439-96-5),Aquatic Life - Freshwater,Water,Short-term acute,1,1,max,,,EMS_0107 > 250,,No Effect,Upper Limit,7500,,ug/L
Manganese (dissolved)f9edae7a-d2fb-4324-8a3f-6f4ba718ccc1ug/Lmonthly averagesurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwaterB.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines
Aquatic Life - Freshwater · Long-term chronic · Approved (UniqueID 516)
516,Manganese,Dissolved,EMS_MN_D,(7439-96-5),Aquatic Life - Freshwater,Water,Long-term chronic,30,5,mean,,,,,No Effect,Upper Limit,f9edae7a-d2fb-4324-8a3f-6f4ba718ccc1,,ug/L

Canada (CA): 4 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
ManganeseBenchmark = exp(0.878[ln(hardness)] + 4.76) where the benchmark is expressed in dissolved manganese concentration (μg/L), and hardness is measured as CaCO3 equivalents in mg/L.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
ManganeseVariableµg/Lsurface water · guidelinereceiving water: freshwater
long-term exposure: CCME's long-term guideline
CCME Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Manganese0.12mg/Ldrinking water · guidelinedrinking water (a guideline, not a regulation: each province and territory decides whether, and how, it binds there)Health Canada
Table 2, Chemical and Physical Parameters (Manganese, published or reaffirmed 2019)
I Manganese (2019) Water Talk - Manganese in drinking water 0.12 AO: ≤ 0.02
Manganese≤ 0.02mg/Ldrinking water · objectivedrinking water (a guideline, not a regulation: each province and territory decides whether, and how, it binds there)Health Canada
Table 2, Chemical and Physical Parameters (Manganese, published or reaffirmed 2019)
I Manganese (2019) Water Talk - Manganese in drinking water 0.12 AO: ≤ 0.02

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What was searched

Every instrument we hold for British Columbia (CA-BC) and the place above it, Canada (CA): 17 instruments, for every parameter name matching “manganese”: manganese, manganese 54, manganese total.

  1. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.1 Parts 1, 2 and 3, matrix and generic numerical soil standards · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — 28 rows here
  2. B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines: Aquatic Life — freshwater, marine and estuarine, short-term acute and long-term chronic · Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Parks (Water Protection and Sustainability Branch) · BC Data Catalogue 'Water Quality Guidelines of B.C.' (all_wqgs.csv), dataset modified 2026-08-20; the same guidelines as the ministry's Guideline Summary PDF, whose host www2.gov.bc.ca refused this machine on 2026-10-09 · source sha256 1673409ad5c17fa364589bb20f830055bc21d6e765a40681f06b510f6614f26a — 3 rows here
  3. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.2 generic numerical water standards, drinking water, irrigation and livestock · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — 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. Health Canada — Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, Summary Tables 1-3 (microbiological, chemical and physical, radiological) · Health Canada, with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water · page modified 2026-01-21 (dcterms.modified; issued 2014-10-22): Tables 1-3 as the browser pane rendered them on 2026-10-15 · source sha256 9451ad8bfa566c0625ae4fcb362272cbb0e20040c548540f362488118c300b89 — 2 rows here
12 instruments searched with no row for it
  1. B.C. Reg. 375/96 Contaminated Sites Regulation — Schedule 3.2 generic numerical water standards, aquatic life (freshwater and marine) · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · This consolidation is current to September 15, 2026. · source sha256 f69b12b38ce71f5bad4842242a2390be2eeeef94ac7fcc116d57c4e34d6ffc21 — no row here
  2. Municipal Wastewater Regulation (B.C. Reg. 87/2012) — s. 94 Tables 9-11 municipal effluent quality, s. 96 fecal coliforms, s. 97 phosphorus · Government of British Columbia (Environmental Management Act) · BC Laws consolidation current to October 6, 2026 (am. B.C. Reg. 50/2024) · source sha256 0fef8d2da18bd3698cb11c2b2d7296ff1c22405b93cc7128c52c6111d49e49a6 — no row here
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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 — no row here
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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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