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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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Table 5.5. Exposure point c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s for c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern in surface waters for smolt outmigrati<strong>on</strong> routes within the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Basin.Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> InterestC<strong>on</strong>taminant <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>cernLower <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong>Upper <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong>Pitt <strong>River</strong>Cultus LakeKakawa LakeLower Thomps<strong>on</strong> R.North Thomps<strong>on</strong> R.South Thomps<strong>on</strong> R.Chilko <strong>River</strong>Quesnel <strong>River</strong>Nechako <strong>River</strong>Bowr<strong>on</strong> <strong>River</strong>Reference<strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> BasinC<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>als (mg/L)Residue: N<strong>on</strong>-filterable (TSS) 454 391 36.2 54.2 13.0 213 77.8 25.2 52.7 116 65.5 ND 10.0 239Nutrients (mg/L)Nitrogen - Nitrite, dissolved (NO2) 0.009 0.005 0.0025 0.060 0.003 0.006 0.003 0.003 ND 0.003 0.005 ND 0.005 0.017Major I<strong>on</strong>s (mg/L)Chloride, dissolved 1.90 1.85 ND 16.7 0.650 3.25 1.10 1.47 ND 0.580 1.34 ND 0.900 3.10Sulfate, dissolved 7.10 8.17 ND 22.2 5.62 17.4 8.06 8.32 7.25 28.8 5.28 ND 17.8 17.0Metals (µg/L)Aluminum, total 7090 7624 1140 320 ND 2330 1570 718 1130 660 1590 ND 163 5710Arsenic, total 1.92 2.80 ND 1.31 ND 33.0 22.3 22.3 0.800 3.35 0.916 ND 0.235 20.0Cadmium, total 1.41 1.20 ND 0.012 ND ND 5.80 6.70 0.156 0.265 5.00 ND 0.500 3.00Chromium, total 11.7 17.1 ND 9.86 ND 11.4 11.8 20.3 0.700 1.20 5.07 ND 2.27 12.0Cobalt, total 5.20 6.36 ND 2.74 ND 3.40 11.8 11.4 1.27 5.00 1.20 ND 0.4028 5.20Copper, total 22.1 24.1 ND 1.86 2.85 17.3 7.60 15.8 10.5 5.80 21.6 ND 10.5 20.9Ir<strong>on</strong>, total 9720 13500 1500 2360 480 3180 2230 928 766 890 2270 ND 203 9470Lead, total 6.00 6.45 ND 0.205 1.93 1.93 60.0 ND 6.00 0.500 1.70 ND 1.03 5.92Mercury, total 20.0 38.0 ND ND ND 0.025 ND 0.025 ND 0.025 28.5 ND 20.5 30.0Nickel, total 18.2 20.3 ND 65.6 9.25 ND 10.0 41.5 2.69 143 4.58 ND 3.19 17.3Selenium, total 0.400 0.300 ND 0.200 ND 0.100 0.100 ND 0.160 1.00 0.200 ND 0.200 0.300Silver, total 0.100 0.100 ND 0.004 ND ND ND ND 0.010 0.050 0.160 ND 0.100 0.100Other (µg/L)Phenols ND 8.60 ND ND ND 1.80 ND 1.00 ND ND 5.00 ND ND 6.90ND = no data; R. = river.T-217

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