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2. Water and Sediment Quality Water Quality Arsenic Arsenic levels near Fort Chipewyan were 2.6 µg/L at the Lake Athabasca water intake; 3.4 µg/L in the Rochers River near Mission Creek; and 1.6 µg/L in the Fletcher Channel. Arsenic was below the detection limit (0.4 µg/L) in treated tap water. Arsenic concentrations for untreated Lake Athabasca water near Fort Chipewyan are relatively high in comparison to regional values. For the Peace River at Peace Point, the 90 th percentile for dissolved arsenic, 1989-2001, was 0.4 µg/L (Table 5). Modelled median arsenic concentrations for the Athabasca River reaches “downstream of Steepbank River” and “upstream of Embarras River” were both 0.9 µg/L (ranges: 0.2-10 and
Comparison of the various datasets supports the view that levels of total arsenic in western Lake Athabasca (Table 6) and in the lower Athabasca River (Figure 7) are high relative to those in the region at large. Table 6. Total arsenic concentrations in western Lake Athabasca over the period 1987-94 in µg/L. Data file courtesy of R. Tchir, Alberta Environment “data for 07ma_07md.csv”. Site 0.5 km south of Fort Chipewyan water intake is Alberta Environment number AB07MD0010. Lake Athabasca Arsenic Dataset Mean Median 95 th percentile n Values > detection limit (D.L.) 0.9 0.7 2.7 51 All values ( D.L., at site 0.5 km south of LA 1.2 0.7 2.8 8 water intake All values (/= 0.2 µg/L. In this graphs, stations* with values below detection limit were coded as missing. Y-axis is power-transformed 0.5. * Lower Athabasca River Stations (Downstream of Fort McMurray), 07DA: 0190, AT OLD AOSERP DOCK MILE 26.3; 0400, U/S OF THE CONFLUENCE WITH MUSKEG RIVER MILE 34.5; 0410, U/S FROM THE CONFLUENCE WITH MUSKEG RIVER - RIGHT BANK; 0970, ABOVE THE FIREBAG RIVER - MILE 82.4; 1500, SITE 4 - MILE 19 – AOSERP; 1520, SITE 6 - MILEAGE 29.8 – AOSERP; 1540, AT FORT MACKAY – AOSERP; 1550, BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH THE TAR RIVER - MILE 52.4 – AOSERP; 07DD: 0010, AT OLD FORT - RIGHT BANK; 0020, 13.0 MILES BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH THE FIREBAG RIVER; 0040, AT EMBARRAS AIRPORT - AT WSC GAUGE ARC KM 111.3; 0105, D/S OF DEVILS ELBOW AT WINTER ROAD CROSSING; 0150, EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR LAKE ATHABASCA; 0360, BIG POINT CHANNEL OUTLET - DELTA SITE – AOSERP.
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 and 24: Table 3. Canadian water and sedimen
Page 25 and 26: Table 5. A summary of some water an
Page 27: maximum 5 mg/L; median 1 mg/L AR be
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
Page 75 and 76: ATSDR. 1995. Public Health Statemen
Page 77 and 78: Health Canada. 2006b. Guidelines fo
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Treasury Board of Canada. 2005. Sit
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