Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

Table 8.1. Inventory <strong>of</strong> aquatic contaminants within aquatic habitats in Areas <strong>of</strong> Interest in the Fraser River Basin.Area <strong>of</strong> InterestChemical NameLower Fraser RiverUpper Fraser RiverPitt RiverHarrison RiverCultus LakeKakawa LakeNahatlatch RiverSeton-PortageLower ThompsonRiverNorth ThompsonRiverSouth ThompsonRiverChilko RiverQuesnel RiverNechako RiverBowron RiverFraser River BasinDisinfectants √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √DisinfectantsBromine √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Residual Chlorine √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Iodine √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Disinfection byproductsTrihalomethanes √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Haloacetic Acids √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Bromate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Chlorite √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Fire Retardants √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs)209 Congeners √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √10 Homolog Groups √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √FluorosurfactantsPerfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Other Fire RetardantsDiammonium Sulphate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Diammonium Phosphate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Ammonium Sulphate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Ammonium Phosphate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Ammonium Polyphosphate √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √T‐265