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Table 4.13. Summary <strong>of</strong> the available surface-water chemistry data for the Nechako River Area <strong>of</strong> Interest.Life Stage/Class/AnalytennDetect% Non-DetectMeanSDGeometricMeanMinMaxPercentile Distribution5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95thAdult Upstream MigrationConventionalsHardness (mg/L) 233 233 0% 46.3 5.30 46.0 25.1 59.6 37.2 39.3 44.0 46.8 49.6 52.9 54.9Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 117 117 0% 9.38 1.04 9.33 7.50 13.4 8.08 8.20 8.50 9.20 10.0 10.7 11.3pH (pH units) 285 285 0% 7.78 0.307 7.77 6.16 8.15 7.10 7.50 7.70 7.87 7.97 8.00 8.10Residue Non-filterable (TSS; mg/L) 88 77 13% 8.82 6.77 6.27 0.500 30.0 2.00 2.00 3.00 7.00 13.0 18.3 22.7Temperature (C) 233 233 0% 16.6 3.76 16.1 8.00 25.7 10.1 11.7 14.0 17.0 19.1 21.3 22.7Turbidity (NTU) 242 241 0% 4.11 4.21 2.66 0.0500 30.0 0.500 0.800 1.44 2.80 5.27 9.00 12.0Nutrients (µg/L)Nitrate (NO 3 ), dissolved 63 50 21% 7.19 13.6 3.79 1 100 1 1 2 3 8 11.8 22.6Nitrogen - Nitrite, dissolved (NO 2 ) 105 40 62% 3.14 1.8 2.7 0.5 14 1 1 2.5 2.5 5 5 5Nitrogen Ammonia, dissolved 51 20 61% 20.1 45.1 5.67 2.5 200 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 9 100 100Phosphorus, total (stream) 134 131 2% 28.4 30.3 20.2 1 211 7 9 12 21 31 47 82.8Major Ions (mg/L)Chloride, dissolved 253 206 19% 0.499 0.661 0.411 0.100 9.80 0.250 0.250 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.798 1.10Fluoride, total 59 48 19% 0.0512 0.0288 0.0453 0.0100 0.160 0.0250 0.0290 0.0365 0.0400 0.0500 0.0920 0.112Sulfate, dissolved 132 131 1% 3.94 0.806 3.83 0.250 7.00 3.00 3.10 3.48 3.90 4.40 4.99 5.30Metals (µg/L)Aluminum, total 170 168 1% 270 232 183 1 1290 40.7 51.2 91.2 222 379 558 742Arsenic, total 181 180 1% 0.413 0.156 NA 0.05 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.57 0.68Boron, total 45 44 2% 2.73 0.994 2.38 0.05 4.2 0.92 1.5 2.1 2.9 3.5 3.86 3.98Cadmium, total 109 109 0% 0.1 0.199 NA 0.001 2 0.006 0.007 0.013 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.26Chromium, total 160 156 3% 1.16 2.72 NA 0.1 20.7 0.199 0.205 0.3 0.543 0.983 1.41 2.45Cobalt, total 152 147 3% 0.247 0.169 NA 0.041 0.8 0.0538 0.0951 0.1 0.2 0.363 0.5 0.552Copper, total 178 177 1% 11.2 65.8 NA 0.1 729 0.957 1.01 1.3 1.68 2.3 7.33 30Iron, total 200 200 0% 379 287 281 1.3 1470 82.4 105 158 300 527 810 914Lead, total 178 129 28% 0.699 2.04 NA 0.035 18.8 0.0734 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 1 1.62Manganese, total 186 177 5% 23.8 13.4 NA 4 74.8 5.5 10 12 21 31.8 40 50.2Mercury, total 37 37 0% 32.8 84.4 19 6 530 8.4 10 20 20 20 30 34Molybdenum, total 176 154 13% 2.68 5.61 NA 0.05 70 1 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.3 5 5T-130
Table 4.13. Summary <strong>of</strong> the available surface-water chemistry data for the Nechako River Area <strong>of</strong> Interest.Life Stage/Class/AnalytennDetect% Non-DetectMeanSDGeometricMeanMinMaxPercentile Distribution5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95thMetals (µg/L; continued)Nickel, total 151 148 2% 2.04 7.24 NA 0.1 90 0.6 0.7 0.905 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.95Selenium, total 175 111 37% 0.106 0.126 NA 0.025 1.2 0.025 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.1 0.2 0.2Silver, total 114 67 41% 0.608 4.33 NA 0.0005 40.3 0.0005 0.001 0.004 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.1Other (µg/L)Phenols 18 7 61% 2.56 3.99 1.63 1 18 1 1 1 1 2 4 6.1Juvenile RearingConventionalsHardness (mg/L) 6 6 0% 36.5 2.08 36.4 33.8 39.7 34.2 34.6 35.4 36.1 37.5 38.8 39.3pH (pH units) 6 6 0% 7.71 0.0619 7.71 7.63 7.80 7.64 7.64 7.66 7.71 7.74 7.77 7.79Residue Non-filterable (TSS; mg/L) 17 0 100% 2.29 0.254 2.28 2.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50Turbidity (NTU) 17 17 0% 0.322 0.173 0.283 0.0900 0.800 0.138 0.174 0.200 0.300 0.430 0.482 0.560Nutrients (µg/L)Nitrate (NO 3 ), dissolved 12 12 0% 48.3 19.3 38.7 2 67 15.8 27.7 40 54.5 63 65.7 66.5Nitrogen - Nitrite, dissolved (NO 2 ) 12 0 100% 1.5 0.739 1.36 1 2.5 1 1 1 1 2.5 2.5 2.5Phosphorus, total (lake) 18 18 0% 6.11 1.78 5.89 4 10 4 4 5 6 6.75 8.6 10Major Ions (mg/L)Chloride, dissolved 12 11 8% 0.492 0.145 0.470 0.250 0.700 0.290 0.323 0.375 0.550 0.600 0.600 0.645Fluoride, total 4 4 0% 0.0475 0.00500 0.0473 0.0400 0.0500 0.0415 0.0430 0.0475 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500Sulfate, dissolved 12 12 0% 4.89 0.766 4.84 3.80 6.10 3.91 4.03 4.38 4.70 5.55 5.97 6.05Metals (µg/L)Aluminum, total 6 0 100% 30 NA 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30Arsenic, total 15 12 20% 0.317 0.141 0.29 0.1 0.6 0.163 0.214 0.25 0.28 0.3 0.56 0.6Boron, total 17 1 94% 12.8 10.6 8.36 1 25 1.8 3.8 5 5 25 25 25Cadmium, total 11 7 36% 0.077 0.152 0.015 0.0025 0.5 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 0.006 0.0445 0.2 0.35Chromium, total 12 7 42% 2.53 3.83 0.346 0.05 9 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.1 4.63 8.9 9Cobalt, total 10 10 0% 0.619 1.89 0.0307 0.007 6 0.0079 0.0088 0.0103 0.018 0.0358 0.641 3.32Copper, total 9 9 0% 0.999 0.465 0.927 0.61 2.1 0.634 0.658 0.74 0.79 1.2 1.39 1.74T-131
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Table of ContentsE
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5.5 Summary of the
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the lowest observed effect concentr
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Chapter 9 References CitedAdams, R.
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EIP Associates. 1997. Polychlorinat
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Hinch, S.G. and E.G. Martins. 2011.
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SW4 Deliverables4.1 The Contractor
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