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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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facilities were identified (Figure 3.9). In additi<strong>on</strong>, a n<strong>on</strong>-metallic mineral productmanufacturing facility (I.G. Machine and Fibers) is located in the Lower Thomps<strong>on</strong> <strong>River</strong>Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Interest. The informati<strong>on</strong> needed to document the chemical characteristics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>discharges or run<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>f from these facilities was not located. Therefore, the c<strong>on</strong>taminantsthat could be released from such facilities were not explicitly identified.Three manufacturing facilities were identified in the Pitt <strong>River</strong> Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Interest. Theseincluded a chemical manufacturing facility (Advance Chemicals Ltd.), an electricalequipment and comp<strong>on</strong>ent manufacturing facility [i.e., battery manufacturing; E-One MoliEnergy (Canada) Ltd.], and a steel foundry (Esco Ltd.). While permit informati<strong>on</strong> wasnot located for any <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these facilities, effluent discharges or spills could result in releases<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a variety <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>taminants into surface waters, including: cleaning and disinfectantproducts and/or precursors (e.g., various alcohols, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, phosphoricacid, potassium hydroxide, triclosan, triclocarban, etc.), electrolytes (e.g., ethylenecarb<strong>on</strong>ate, diethyl carb<strong>on</strong>ate), metals (e.g., cadmium, copper, chromium, ir<strong>on</strong>, lead,lithium, nickel, zinc), and petroleum hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s [e.g., benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,and xylenes (BTEX), oil, diesel, and PAHs].Three manufacturing facilities were identified within the Cultus Lake Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Interest.Two <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these facilities are involved in dairy product manufacturing (Armstr<strong>on</strong>g CheeseCompany Ltd. and Saputo Foods Ltd.), while the other is involved in the producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals (Sure-Gro Inc.). No informati<strong>on</strong>was located <strong>on</strong> the chemical compositi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wastewaters from these facilities. However,informati<strong>on</strong> from other sources suggests that wastewaters from dairy productmanufacturing facilities can have elevated levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> BOD and COD (Zin et al. 2008),microbiological variables, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), horm<strong>on</strong>es (17á-estradiol,17ß-estradiol, and estr<strong>on</strong>e; Zheng et al. 2008), and metals (ir<strong>on</strong>, magnesium, andstr<strong>on</strong>tium; Hussain and G<strong>on</strong>dal 2008). The c<strong>on</strong>taminants that could be released to theenvir<strong>on</strong>ment from the Sur-Gro Inc. mixed fertilizer manufacturing facility include:nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and metals (arsenic and lead; Zeller et al. 2003).The density <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> manufacturing facilities in the Lower <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Interest is higherthan that elsewhere in the basin. The food and food products manufacturing sectorincludes bakeries (Canada Bread, Gourmet Baker Inc.; West<strong>on</strong> Bakeries Ltd.), flourmilling operati<strong>on</strong>s (Rogers Foods Ltd.), s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t drink manufacturers (Coco-Cola BottlingCompany; Pepsicola Bottling Group), flavouring syrup producers (Sensient FlavoursCanada Inc.), breweries (Labatt Breweries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Canada), dairies and daily product facilities(Dairyland Fluid Divisi<strong>on</strong> Ltd., Happy Days Dairies Ltd., Saputo Foods Ltd., Soyaworld25

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