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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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systems. However, data from other sources provides a basis for identifying thepharmaceuticals and pers<strong>on</strong>al care products that are comm<strong>on</strong>ly present at elevated levelsin wastewater treatment plant effluents (Table 3.17). Based <strong>on</strong> all <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the availableinformati<strong>on</strong>, the c<strong>on</strong>taminants that may be released to aquatic ecosystems in associati<strong>on</strong>with municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent discharges include:• C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al variables (BOD, COD, TSS, TDS);• Microbiological variables (e.g., faecal coliforms, enterococci);• Nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, amm<strong>on</strong>ia, phosphorus);• Metals (e.g., aluminum, arsenic, barium, bor<strong>on</strong>, cadmium, copper, chromium,ir<strong>on</strong>, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, zinc);• Cyanide;• Phenolic compounds (phenol, cresol);• Chlorinated phenolics (e.g., pentachlorophenol);• M<strong>on</strong>oaromatic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (i.e., BTEX);• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (i.e., parent PAHs, alkylated PAHs, totalPAHs);• Other semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs).• Petroleum hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s (e.g., oil and grease, alkanes);• Polychlorinated biphenyls;• Phthalate esters (e.g., BEHP);• Plastics-manufacturing chemicals (bisphenol A);• Fire retardants [i.e., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), perfluorooctanesulph<strong>on</strong>ic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), diamm<strong>on</strong>ium sulphate,diamm<strong>on</strong>ium phosphate, amm<strong>on</strong>ium sulphate, amm<strong>on</strong>ium phosphate,amm<strong>on</strong>ium polyphosphate];• Steroids, horm<strong>on</strong>es, and horm<strong>on</strong>e-mimicking substances (i.e., 17â-estradiol,estr<strong>on</strong>e, 17á-ethinylestradiol, plant sterols, phytoestrogen metabolites; seeTable 3.17);• Pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, antihypertensives, antic<strong>on</strong>vulsants,antidepressants, anti-acid reflux, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and analgesiccompounds; see Table 3.17);31

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