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Table 4.5 Toxicants in water - indicators, trigger levels (where applicable; see Section 4.1) and areas of application (cross-reference with Figure 3.1). Indicator Ecosystem Health Trigger Levels Primary Contact Recreation Trigger Levels Detection limit Inner Harbour Dredge Plume Return Water Plume Recreation and Aesthetic Sites Metals High Ecological Protection (µg/L) Moderate Ecological Protection (µg/L) µg/L µg/L Ecosystem health Ecosystem health Primary contact recreation Arsenic III 2.3 # N/A N/A 1 Arsenic V 4.5 # N/A N/A 1 Arsenic (total) N/A N/A 70 0.4 Cadmium 0.7 14 20 0.6 Cobalt 1 14 N/A 1 Chromium III 7.7 49 N/A 5 Chromium VI 0.14 20 500 2** Total Chromium N/A N/A N/A 2 Copper 0.3 3 20,000 1** Lead 2.2 6.6 100 2 Mercury 0.1 0.7 10 0.1 Nickel 7 200 200 2 Silver 0.8 1.8 1000 0.8 Vanadium 50 160 N/A 1 Zinc 7 23 N/A 2 Organotins Tributyltin 0.0004* 0.02 N/A 0.002** Dibutyltin ¥ N/A N/A N/A 0.002 Monobutyltin ¥ N/A N/A N/A 0.002 Organochlorine Pesticides Aldrin 0.003 # N/A N/A 0.001 Dieldrin 0.01 # N/A N/A 0.001 Aldrin + Dieldrin N/A N/A 3 0.001 Endrin 0.004* 0.01 N/A 0.001 Endosulfan 0.005* 0.02 300 0.001 trans-Chlordane 0.0001 # N/A 10 0.001** cis-Chlordane 0.0001 # N/A 10 0.001** Oxychlordane 0.0001 # N/A 10 0.001** p,p-DDE 0.0005 # N/A N/A 0.001 p,p-DDT 0.0004 # N/A 200 0.001 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Naphthalene 50* 90 N/A 0.01 Phenanthrene 0.6 # 4 # N/A 0.01 Anthracene 0.01 # 1.5 # N/A 0.01 Fluoranthene 1 1.7 N/A 0.01 Benzo(a)pyrene 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.01 # - Based on Low Reliability Values (LRVs) - Action is not mandatory if LRVs are exceeded, but regulators and management agencies should be advised and consideration given to developing strategies that will ensure environmental impacts are avoided (ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000a; EPA 2005a). * - 99% species protection value utilised (ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000a). ** - Detection limit higher than trigger level. 16 Oceanica: Fremantle Ports: Inner Harbour and Channel Deepening - Water Quality Monitoring Program
Table 4.6 Toxicants in mussel tissue - indicators, trigger levels (where applicable; see Section 4.2) and areas of application (cross-reference with Figure 3.1). Indicator Trigger levels (to protect fishing & aquaculture values) Detection Limit Metals mg/kg wet weight mussel tissue mg/kg wet weight mussel tissue Water, Mussel, and Sediment Quality Sites Arsenic (inorganic) 1.0** 0.025 Cadmium 2.0** 0.005 Chromium N/A 0.005 Copper 30*** 0.025 Lead 2.0** 0.005 Mercury 0.5** 0.005 Nickel N/A 0.005 Silver N/A 0.01 Zinc 290*** 0.005 Organotins Tributyltin ¥ N/A 0.001 Dibutyltin ¥ N/A 0.001 Monobutyltin ¥ N/A 0.005 Organochlorine Pesticides ppb mg/kg wet weight mussel tissue Aldrin 0.1**** 0.01 Dieldrin 0.1**** 0.01 gamma-BHC (Lindane) 1**** 0.01 alpha-BHC 0.01**** 0.01 beta-BHC 0.01**** 0.01 delta-BHC 0.01**** 0.01 trans-Chlordane 0.05**** 0.01 cis-Chlordane 0.05**** 0.01 Oxychlordane 0.05**** 0.01 p,p-DDE 1**** 0.01 p,p-DDD 1**** 0.01 p,p-DDT 1**** 0.01 HCB 0.1**** 0.01 Heptachlor 0.05**** 0.01 Heptachlor epoxide 0.05**** 0.01 Polycyclic Hydrocarbons Aromatic mg/kg wet weight mussel tissue Naphthalene ¥ N/A 0.01 Phenanthrene ¥ N/A 0.01 Anthracene ¥ N/A 0.01 Fluoranthene ¥ N/A 0.01 Benzo(a)pyrene ¥ N/A 0.01 Polychlorinated Biphenyls mg/kg wet weight mussel tissue Total PCBs 0.5 in fish 0.002 ¥ - Reported for information, but no management actions are directly triggered, since there are no guideline values. ** - Maximum Level for metals in molluscs (FSANZ 2009) *** - Generally Expected Levels [90th-percentile] for metals in molluscs (FSANZ 2009) **** - Extraneous Residue Limit (ERL) Molluscs & Fish (FSANZ 2009) Oceanica: Fremantle Ports: Inner Harbour and Channel Deepening - Water Quality Monitoring Program 17
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