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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 95thMetals (µg/L; continued)Iron, total 17 17 0% 31.2 26.9 22.6 7 111 7 7.6 10 24 43 58.4 69.4Lead, total 16 14 13% 6.36 22.4 0.177 0.0025 90 0.00438 0.0055 0.0158 0.45 0.9 3.75 27.4Manganese, total 17 16 6% 2.56 1.96 1.82 0.32 7.37 0.384 0.46 1 2 3.4 4.8 6.27Molybdenum, total 17 9 47% 6.05 2.46 5.72 3.1 14.3 4.24 4.81 5 5 6.38 7.67 9.9Nickel, total 17 9 47% 5 4.86 2.11 0.32 10 0.384 0.442 0.52 0.71 10 10 10Selenium, total 15 8 47% 0.269 0.293 0.14 0.04 1 0.04 0.044 0.05 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.65Silver, total 9 1 89% 0.005 0.00336 0.00381 0.0025 0.01 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 0.0025 0.007 0.01 0.01Spawning & IncubationConventionalsHardness (mg/L) 4 4 0% 28.3 2.07 28.2 25.9 30.7 26.1 26.4 27.0 28.2 29.4 30.2 30.4Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 46 46 0% 11.3 2.37 10.9 1.90 15.0 9.30 9.70 10.1 11.0 12.8 14.0 14.9pH (pH units) 128 128 0% 7.62 0.252 7.62 6.80 8.30 7.20 7.30 7.50 7.60 7.80 7.90 8.00Residue Non-filterable (TSS; mg/L) 15 15 0% 10.7 19.9 4.41 2.00 63.0 2.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 36.4 58.1Temperature (C) 33 28 15% 4.69 3.92 1.97 0.0500 13.5 0.0500 0.0500 1.00 5.00 7.50 9.80 11.0Turbidity (NTU) 24 24 0% 1.97 3.46 1.29 0.400 18.0 0.615 0.700 0.950 1.25 1.53 2.36 2.77Nutrients (µg/L)Nitrate (NO 3 ), dissolved 13 8 38% 26.7 36.9 10.1 1 140 1 1 1 18 33 40 80Nitrogen - Nitrite, dissolved (NO 2 ) 122 42 66% 2.34 1.92 NA 0.5 14 0.5 0.5 1 2.5 2.5 3 4Nitrogen Ammonia, dissolved 15 3 80% 6 8.42 3.71 2.5 33 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 13.8 20.4Phosphorus, total (stream) 46 46 0% 12 15.6 9.2 4 93 4.5 6 7 8 11 14.5 17.3Major Ions (mg/L)Chloride, dissolved 61 21 66% 0.408 0.260 0.352 0.250 1.40 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.800 0.900Sulfate, dissolved 2 2 0% 2.50 0.283 2.49 2.30 2.70 2.32 2.34 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.66 2.68Metals (µg/L)Aluminum, total 21 19 10% 62.9 59.8 45.5 10 250 10 20 30 40 60 150 180Iron, total 21 21 0% 122 93.4 98.6 50 350 50 50 60 80 150 260 330Manganese, total 3 2 33% 11.7 7.64 10 5 20 5.5 6 7.5 10 15 18 19Molybdenum, total 21 1 95% 5.24 1.09 5.17 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5T-132
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 95thSmolt OutmigrationConventionalsHardness (mg/L) 131 131 0% 47.9 8.21 47.4 25.1 106 41.4 44.0 45.3 47.6 49.7 52.0 54.8Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 68 68 0% 9.88 1.56 9.78 7.50 18.4 8.40 8.50 9.00 9.80 10.2 11.4 11.5pH (pH units) 145 145 0% 7.73 0.370 7.72 5.77 8.20 6.92 7.40 7.70 7.80 7.92 8.00 8.02Residue Non-filterable (TSS; mg/L) 56 55 2% 48.3 194 18.9 2.00 1470 4.75 8.50 11.0 19.0 28.5 44.0 65.5Temperature (C) 131 131 0% 14.4 4.66 13.6 4.00 25.0 8.00 9.00 11.7 14.0 17.0 21.9 23.1Turbidity (NTU) 136 136 0% 12.8 24.7 6.80 0.100 256 1.08 1.70 3.59 7.04 13.1 26.0 37.7Nutrients (µg/L)Nitrate (NO 3 ), dissolved 38 29 24% 6.79 7.72 4.24 1 40 1 1 2 3.5 9.75 11.6 20.1Nitrogen - Nitrite, dissolved (NO 2 ) 46 18 61% 2.99 1.5 2.54 0.5 5 1 1 2.5 2.5 5 5 5Nitrogen Ammonia, dissolved 28 16 43% 13.8 25 6.48 2.5 100 2.5 2.5 2.5 5.5 11.3 20 74.4Phosphorus, total (stream) 70 70 0% 75.9 158 46.3 2 1320 15.3 19 30.3 41 76.5 112 166Major Ions (mg/L)Chloride, dissolved 134 118 12% 0.644 0.854 0.516 0.100 9.80 0.250 0.250 0.400 0.500 0.623 1.00 1.34Fluoride, total 28 22 21% 0.0568 0.0347 0.0468 0.00500 0.160 0.0153 0.0250 0.0400 0.0500 0.0650 0.103 0.123Sulfate, dissolved 73 72 1% 3.73 0.971 3.51 0.250 6.00 2.56 2.82 3.40 3.70 4.20 4.86 5.28Metals (µg/L)Aluminum, total 95 95 0% 622 454 471 2 2170 158 201 320 490 807 1230 1590Arsenic, total 93 92 1% 0.532 0.205 0.493 0.11 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.65 0.8 0.916Boron, total 24 24 0% 2.95 1.75 2.62 0.9 10.2 1.09 1.63 2.18 2.9 3.35 3.57 3.77Cadmium, total 72 72 0% 0.124 0.147 0.0731 0.001 1.1 0.0126 0.018 0.0268 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3Chromium, total 87 87 0% 1.65 1.58 1.21 0.115 10 0.419 0.538 0.7 1.1 2 3.5 5.07Cobalt, total 81 81 0% 0.512 0.34 0.41 0.033 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.273 0.45 0.627 0.9 1.2Copper, total 94 94 0% 5.08 8.81 2.97 0.53 54.6 1.34 1.4 1.7 2.49 4.08 7.94 21.6Iron, total 106 106 0% 918 627 723 2.2 3610 302 357 515 776 1140 1700 2270Lead, total 94 76 19% 0.598 0.568 NA 0.024 3.5 0.1 0.119 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.7Manganese, total 98 95 3% 42.2 20.2 37.1 5 115 18.8 22.8 29.3 37.1 51.2 66.8 82.5Mercury, total 24 24 0% 16.6 6.94 15 6 30 6 7.2 10 20 20 20 28.5Molybdenum, total 94 82 13% 3.31 7.05 2.37 0.072 70 1.5 1.6 1.86 2.3 2.88 5 5T-133
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Table of ContentsE
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5.5 Summary of the
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(ENKON Environmental Ltd. 2001). Co
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0.05 mg/L; Glew and Hames 1971). As
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least time rearing in freshwater ha
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salinity tolerance were significant
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the lowest observed effect concentr
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observed in saltwater gobies (Chasm
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Location of NatalS
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Chapter 9 References CitedAdams, R.
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Braune, B., D. Muir, B. DeMarch, M.
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EIP Associates. 1997. Polychlorinat
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Gallaugher, P. and L. Wood (Eds). P
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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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