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Potential Effects of Contaminants on Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

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hazard quotients > 1.0 were c<strong>on</strong>sidered to pose potential risks to sockeye salm<strong>on</strong> andwere retained as c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern, while chemicals <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential c<strong>on</strong>cern withinsufficient data to support calculati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an exposure point c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> wereretained as uncertain c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern and were brought forward to theEvaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Potential</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Emerging<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>taminants</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Sockeye</strong> Salm<strong>on</strong> (Chapter 6).The c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern identified in the preliminary evaluati<strong>on</strong> (described above)were brought forward for further refinement. Specifically, those c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>cern with hazard quotients greater than or equal to 2.0 were retained asc<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern for further evaluati<strong>on</strong>. All other c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cernwere eliminated from further analysis. <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>taminants</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern were then evaluatedin c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with salm<strong>on</strong>id-specific toxicity thresholds to more accurately evaluatethe potential risks <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>taminant exposure to sockeye salm<strong>on</strong>, using the followingequati<strong>on</strong>:HQ = EPC / TTWhere: HQ = Hazard Quotient;EPC = Exposure Point C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> (95 th Percentile for eachindividual c<strong>on</strong>taminant <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern); and,TT = Toxicity Threshold.The c<strong>on</strong>taminants <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cern with hazard quotients greater than or equal to 1.0 in thissubsequent evaluati<strong>on</strong> were c<strong>on</strong>sidered to be at c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s sufficient to adverselyaffect the survival, growth, or reproducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>River</strong> sockeye salm<strong>on</strong>.A4.4 References CitedBCMOE (British Columbia Ministry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Envir<strong>on</strong>ment). 2010. British Columbia approvedwater quality guidelines (criteria). Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Protecti<strong>on</strong> Divisi<strong>on</strong>.Victoria, British Columbia.http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/wq_guidelines.html.CCME (Canadian Council <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Envir<strong>on</strong>ment). 1999. Canadianenvir<strong>on</strong>mental quality guidelines. Guidelines and Standards Divisi<strong>on</strong>.Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Canada. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Includes updates to 2010.CCME (Canadian Council <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ministers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Envir<strong>on</strong>ment). 2001. CCME WaterQuality Index 1.0 Technical Report. 13 pp.Clarke, J.U. and D.L. Brand<strong>on</strong>. 1994. Less than detecti<strong>on</strong> limit data - A problem forstatistical analysis and decisi<strong>on</strong> making in dredged material disposalevaluati<strong>on</strong>s. Envir<strong>on</strong>mental <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dredging Volume D-94-1.Waterways Experiment Stati<strong>on</strong>. US Army Corps <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Engineers. Vicksburg,Mississippi.A-41

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