Chlorine, Reactive Species

Chemical Groups: Inorganic, Reactive chlorine compounds

Also Known As: total residual chlorine, combined residual chlorine, total available chlorine, hypochlorous acid, chloramine, combined available chlorine, free residual chlorine, free available chlorine, chlorine-produced oxidants

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Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life

Freshwater

Short Term Concentration (µg/L) No data

Long Term Concentration (µg/L) 0.5

If chemical species-specific identification is available, the guideline applies to the sum of all reactive chlorine species concentrations (i.e., hypochlorous acid, monochloramine, and others).

Date 1999

Marine

Short Term Concentration (µg/L) No data

Long Term Concentration (µg/L) 0.5

If chemical species-specific identification is available, the guideline applies to the sum of all reactive chlorine species concentrations (i.e., hypochlorous acid, monochloramine, and others).

The marine water quality guideline is expressed as chlorine-produced oxidants, which are essentially the reactive chlorine species formed under marine conditions.

Date 1999

Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Agriculture

Irrigation

Concentration (µg/L) No data

Date No data

Livestock

Concentration (µg/L) No data

Date No data


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 No data

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 No data


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


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