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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 4.51. Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential hazards posed to sockeye salm<strong>on</strong> exposed to sediments within various areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interest in the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Basin(maximum hazard quotients were reported for each chemical <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential c<strong>on</strong>cern).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>cernMaximum Hazard QuotientLower <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Harris<strong>on</strong>/Lillooet <strong>River</strong> Lower Thomps<strong>on</strong> <strong>River</strong> South Thomps<strong>on</strong> <strong>River</strong>Pre-1990 Post-1990 Pre-1990 Post-1990 Pre-1990 Post-1990 Pre-1990 Post-1990Plastics-Related Chemicals (mg/kg)Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 7.91 ND ND ND ND ND ND NDDiethyl phthalate 0.19 ND ND ND ND ND ND NDPolychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs; mg/kg)PCBs (total) 0.25 0.25 ND ND ND ND ND NDPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (mg/kg)Acenaphthene 0.37 1.49 ND ND ND ND ND NDAcenaphthylene 0.85 0.65 ND ND ND ND ND NDAnthracene 0.04 0.68 ND ND ND ND ND NDBenz(a)anthracene 1.11 0.80 ND ND ND ND ND NDBenzo(a)pyrene 0.67 0.43 ND ND ND ND ND NDChrysene 0.03 0.84 ND ND ND ND ND NDDibenz(a,h)anthracene 11.21 0.30 ND ND ND ND ND NDFluoranthene 0.20 0.28 ND ND ND ND ND NDFluorene 0.06 0.30 ND ND ND ND ND NDNaphthalene 0.74 0.08 ND ND ND ND ND NDPhenanthrene 0.01 0.74 ND ND ND ND ND NDPyrene 0.03 0.67 ND ND ND ND ND NDND = no dataBolded values indicate hazard quotients >1.0.Pre-1990 includes 1990.Chemicals <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential c<strong>on</strong>cern with hazard quotients > 1.0 were identified as c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern.T-205

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