A Study Of Water And Sediment Quality As - TO THE TAR SANDS .ca

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Table 4. Canadian water and sediment quality guidelines for selected PAHs.* Guidelines Water (µg/L) PAH Drinking Water Aquatic Life Acenaphthene 5.8 Acridine 4.4 Anthracene 0.012 Benzo(a)anthracene 0.018 Benzo(a)pyrene 0.01 0.015 Benzo(b)fluoranthene 5.8 Fluoranthene 0.04 Fluorene 3.0 Naphthalene 1.1 Phenanthrene 0.4 Pyrene 0.025 Quinoline 3.4 Benzo(a)anthracene Sediment (µg/kg, ISQG) 31.7 Benzo(a)pyrene 31.9 Chrysene 57.1 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 6.22 Fluoranthene 111.0 Fluorene 21.2 2-Methylnaphthalene 20.2 Naphthalene 34.6 Phenanthrene 41.9 Pyrene * CCME (2002) 53.0 24
Table 5. A summary of some water and sediment quality observations from the region. Guidelines Water Sediment Location, Date, N Reference Total Coliforms Mean 31 colonies / 100 mL, median 12, range 4-384 Fort Chipewyan water intake, n=103, all but three values between June 2001 25 and July 2007 Fecal Coliforms Mean 5.1 colonies / 100 mL, median 4, range 4-44 Fort Chipewyan water intake, n=101, all but three values between June 2001 Mercury Total: mean 0.0093 µg/L, median 0.0050 µg/L, 90 th tile 0.0200 µg/L, max 0.0510 µg/L Total: mean 0.0126 µg/L, median 0.0050 µg/L, 90 th tile 0.0300 µg/L, max 0.1300 µg/L (many values above aquatic life acute guideline of 0.013 µg/L) Total: 0.036 µg/L@; 0.10 µg/L@@ (above aquatic life acute guideline of 0.013 µg/L) Total: maxima, winter 1.3 µg/L, spring 0.05 µg/L, summer 0.11 µg/L, fall 0.4 µg/L & (above aquatic life acute guideline of 0.013 µg/L) Mean (?)
Page 1 and 2: A STUDY OF WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALI
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page SUMM
Page 5 and 6: (9) A peer-reviewed epidemiologic a
Page 7 and 8: concerned citizen of Fort Chipewyan
Page 9 and 10: and fecal coliform bacteria. These
Page 11 and 12: options. Geologic deposits may diff
Page 13 and 14: Coliform bacteria are useful indica
Page 15 and 16: Table 1. Water quality parameters a
Page 17 and 18: a b Canoe Pass 17 Sample Site Figur
Page 19 and 20: a b Water Treatment Plant Water Int
Page 21 and 22: RESULTS and DISCUSSION 1. Regulator
Page 23: Table 3. Canadian water and sedimen
Page 27 and 28: maximum 5 mg/L; median 1 mg/L AR be
Page 29 and 30: Comparison of the various datasets
Page 31 and 32: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (P
Page 33 and 34: The largest exceedences were for al
Page 35 and 36: Table 8. Concentrations of dioxins
Page 37 and 38: Arsenic, Mercury, and Other Heavy M
Page 39 and 40: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (P
Page 41 and 42: Table 13. Exceedences of sediment q
Page 43 and 44: Total PAHs (mg/kg) 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
Page 45 and 46: Table 14. Concentrations of dioxins
Page 47 and 48: Ducks in the spring, beavers, and m
Page 49 and 50: Air pollution. The other day, at Bi
Page 51 and 52: iver was opened approximately ½ mi
Page 53 and 54: From the Edmonton Journal, 23 Octob
Page 55 and 56: The Tar Island Dike is a hydraulic
Page 57 and 58: 3. Mercury in Walleye (Pickerel) an
Page 59 and 60: Mercury Concentration (mg/kg) 0.8 0
Page 61 and 62: 4. Fish Deformities Scientific Data
Page 63 and 64: Possible Causes for the Fish Abnorm
Page 65 and 66: 4. The arsenic levels assumed by th
Page 67 and 68: at the Fort Chipewyan water intake
Page 69 and 70: In water, chemical constituents of
Page 71 and 72: moot is that levels of some environ
Page 73 and 74: The people of Fort Chipewyan deserv
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ATSDR. 1995. Public Health Statemen
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Health Canada. 2006b. Guidelines fo
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Page, D. S., P. D. Boehm, G. C. Dou
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Treasury Board of Canada. 2005. Sit
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