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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 4.2. Selected toxicity screening values (TSV) for assessing sediment quality c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s in 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>cernSelected TSVUnits (dryweight)TSVTypeReferencePolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (c<strong>on</strong>tinued)Phenanthrene 204 mg/kg TEC MacD<strong>on</strong>ald et al. (2000a)Pyrene 195 mg/kg TEC MacD<strong>on</strong>ald et al. (2000a)Total PAHs 1610 mg/kg TEC MacD<strong>on</strong>ald et al. (2000a)Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)Total PCBs 0.04 mg/kg TEC MacD<strong>on</strong>ald et al. (2000b)Plastics-Related ChemicalsDiethyl phthalate 630 mg/kg SQAL USEPA (1997)Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 182 mg/kg TEL MacD<strong>on</strong>ald (1994)TEC - Threshold <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>; LEL - Low-effects Level; SQAL - Sediment Quality Advisory Level;ISQG - Interim Sediment Quality Guideline; TEL - Threshold <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> LevelPage 94

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