Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

Table 3.27. Listing <strong>of</strong> classes <strong>of</strong> chemicals <strong>of</strong> potential concern that have likely been released into aquatic habitats within Areas <strong>of</strong> Interest in the FraserRiver Basin.Area <strong>of</strong> InterestClass <strong>of</strong> Chemical <strong>of</strong> <strong>Potential</strong>ConcernLower Fraser RiverUpper Fraser RiverPitt RiverHarrison RiverCultus LakeKakawa LakeNahatlatch RiverSeton-PortageLower Thompson RiverNorth Thompson RiverSouth Thompson RiverChilko RiverQuesnel RiverNechako RiverBowron RiverFraser River BasinConventional Variables √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Microbiological Variables √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Major Ions √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Nutrients √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Metals √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Organometallics √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Cyanides √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Mono Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MAHs) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Phenolic Compounds √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Chlorinated Phenolic Compounds √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p- Dioxins(PCDDs) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Polychlorinated Dibenz<strong>of</strong>urans (PCDFs) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Resin Acids √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Fatty Acids √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Petroleum Hydrocarbons √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Pesticides √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Wood Preservation Chemicals √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Surfactants √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √T-81