Boron
Chemical Groups: Inorganic, Metals
Also Known As:
CASRN: 7440-42-8
Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Freshwater
Short Term Concentration (µg/L) 29,000μg/L
Long Term Concentration (µg/L) 1,500μg/L
Date 2009
Marine
Short Term Concentration (µg/L) NRG
Long Term Concentration (µg/L) NRG
Date 2009
Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Agriculture
Irrigation
Concentration (µg/L) Variable
= 500 µg/L for blackberries
= 500-1000 µg/L for peaches, cherries, plums, grapes, cowpeas, onions, garlic, sweet potatoes, wheat barley, sunflowers, mung beans, sesame, lupins, strawberries, Jerusalem artichokes, kidney beans, and lima beans
= 1000-2000 µg/L for red peppers, peas, carrots, radishes, potatoes, and cucumbers
= 2000-4000 µg/L for lettuce, cabbage, celery, turnips, Kentucky bluegrass, oats, corn, artichokes, tobacco, mustard, clover, squash, and muskmelons
= 4000-6000 µg/L for sorghum, tomatoes, alfalfa, purple vetch, parsley, red beets, and sugar beets
= 6000 µg/L for asparagus
No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987).
Date 1987
Livestock
Concentration (µg/L) 5000
No fact sheet created. For more information on this guideline, please refer to Canadian Water Quality Guidelines (CCREM 1987).
Date 1987
Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life
Freshwater
Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) ISQG No data
Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) PEL No data
Date No data
Marine
Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) ISQG No data
Concentration (µg/kg dry weight) PEL No data
Date No data
Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health
Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) Agricultural 2
Value applies to hot water soluble boron.
Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) Residential/ parkland No data
Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) Commercial No data
Concentration (mg/kg dry weight) Industrial No data
Date 1991
Tissue Residue Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Widlife Consumer of Aquatic Biota
Concentration (µg/L) No data
Date No data
Groundwater Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health
(Coarse Soil) Concentration (mg/L) - Agricultural/Residential No data
(Coarse Soil) Concentration (mg/L) - Commercial/Industrial No data
(Fine Soil) Concentration (mg/L) - Agricultural/Residential No data
(Fine Soil) Concentration (mg/L) - Commercial/Industrial No data
Date No data