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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 4.1. Selected toxicity screening values for assessing surface water quality c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>sin the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Basin.Chemical <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Potential</str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>cernSelectedToxicity Screening ValueUnitsReferenceOthersBenzene 370 μg/L CCME (1999)Cyanide (weak acid5 μg/L BCMOE (2010a)dissociable)Phenols 5 4 μg/L CCME (1999)Toluene 2 μg/L CCME (1999)NA = not applicable; TSS = total suspended solids.1 Amm<strong>on</strong>ia TSV = Criteria C<strong>on</strong>tinuous C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> (CCC) when freshwater mussels present(i.e., most c<strong>on</strong>servative CCC). The AL is calculated with the following formula:⎛ 0.0676 2.912TSV = 0.744** 0.3443* 107.688−pHpH − 7.6881 10 1 10 ⎟ ⎞⎜ +⎝ ++ ⎠0.028*(25−MAX)( ); Where MAX = MAX <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 7.0 and temperature.2 Water quality guideline was adopted for use in riverine systems.3 The water quality guideline for chromium VI in CCME (1999) was adopted as the TSV for chromium (total).4The TSV for mercury (total) assumes that methyl-mercury is 0.05% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the, total mercury.5 The water quality guideline for m<strong>on</strong>o- and dihydric phenols was adopted.Page 92

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