Interim marine sediment quality guidelines (ISQGs)
and probable effect levels (PELs; dry weight) (from
CCME 1999)
|
Substance
|
ISQG
|
PEL
|
| Inorganic
(mgkg-1) |
|
|
| Arsenic
|
7.24
|
41.6
|
| Cadmium |
0.7
|
4.2
|
| Chromium |
52.3
|
160
|
| Copper |
18.7
|
108
|
| Lead |
30.2
|
112
|
| Mercury
|
0.13
|
0.70
|
| Zinc |
124
|
271
|
| Organic
(µgkg-1) |
|
|
| Acenaphthene |
6.71
|
88.9
|
| Acenaphthylene |
5.87
|
128
|
| Anthracene |
46.9
|
245
|
| Aroclor
1254 |
63.3
|
709
|
| Benz(a)anthracene |
74.8
|
693
|
| Benzo(a)pyrene |
88.8
|
763
|
| Chlordane
|
2.26
|
4.79
|
| Chrysene |
108
|
846
|
| DDD2 |
1.22
|
7.81
|
| DDE2 |
2.07
|
374
|
| DDT2 |
1.19
|
4.77
|
| Dibenz(a,h)anthracene |
6.22
|
135
|
| Dieldrin |
0.71
|
4.30
|
| Endrin |
2.673
|
62.44
|
| Fluoranthene |
113
|
1 494
|
| Fluorene |
21.2
|
144
|
| Heptachlor
epoxide |
0.603
|
2.744
|
| Lindane |
0.32
|
0.99
|
| 2-Methylnaphthalene |
20.2
|
201
|
| Naphthalene |
34.6
|
391
|
| PCBs,
Total |
21.5
|
189
|
| Phenanthrene |
86.7
|
544
|
| Pyrene |
153
|
1 398
|
| Toxaphene |
1.53
|
C5
|
1 ISQGs and PELs presented here have
been calculated using a modification of the NSTP
approach.
2 Sum of p,p´ and o,p´
isomers.
3 Provisional; adoption of freshwater
ISQG.
4 Provisional; adoption of freshwater
PEL.
5 No PEL derived.
References
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