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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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$ Water quality stati<strong>on</strong>s used for compliance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> permitteddischarges (e.g., waste-water treatment plants, pulp and papermills, industrial discharges); and,$ Water quality stati<strong>on</strong>s that span key temporal periods (i.e.,pre-1990 and post-1990; 2006 and 2007).Data from a total <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 142 water quality stati<strong>on</strong>s used in envir<strong>on</strong>mental impactassessments, water quality objectives development and attainment studies, trendm<strong>on</strong>itoring, discharge compliance and background characterizati<strong>on</strong> were compiledusing the methods listed above (Table A3.1). Spatial informati<strong>on</strong> (i.e., latitude andl<strong>on</strong>gitude), number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> samples, and length <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> m<strong>on</strong>itoring period for each <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> thesestati<strong>on</strong>s were collated in a GIS. Of these water quality stati<strong>on</strong>s, a majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> thestati<strong>on</strong>s (identified by meeting the listed priority criteria above) were used to develop anintegrative index (CCME Water Quality Index; WQI) to characterize water qualityc<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s in each <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the areas <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interest. The Water Quality Index (see Appendix 4)was calculated using the available water quality data and toxicity screening values(TSVs) selected from BCMOE, CCME, USEPA, or other water quality guidelinesources that are protective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any life stage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> any aquatic species exposed forextended time periods.A3.4 Nati<strong>on</strong>al Pollutant Release InventoryThe Nati<strong>on</strong>al Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), maintained by Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Canada,c<strong>on</strong>tains spatial and tabular data <strong>on</strong> the release <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>taminants to air, water, and land(e.g., landfills, reclamati<strong>on</strong> sites) by various industrial discharges. Industrialdischarges relevant to the assessment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sockeye salm<strong>on</strong> exposure to c<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong>in the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> Basin were identified in the NPRI database, including pointdischarges from the following industrial classificati<strong>on</strong>s:$ Agricultural industries;$ Chemical and chemical product industries;$ Crude petroleum and natural gas industries;$ Fabricated metal products industries;$ Industrial and heavy (engineering) c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> industries;$ Mining industries;$ Other manufacturing industries;$ Paper and allied products industries;$ Pipeline transport industries;$ Plastic products industries;$ Refined petroleum and coal products industries;$ Transportati<strong>on</strong> industries; and,$ Wood industries.A-21

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