Development of the Ontario Provincial Sediment Quality Guidelines for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) : report

98 Pages·1994·4.3 MB·English

by  Jaagumagi, R

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONTARIO
PROVINCIAL SEDIMENT QUALITY
GUIDELINES FOR POLYCYCLIC
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH)
JANUARY 1994
Ministry of
Ontario
Environment
and Energy

ISBN 0-7778-1710-1
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL SEDIMENT QUALITY
GUIDELINES FOR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH)
JANUARY 1994
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL SEDIMENT
QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH)
Report prepared by:
R. Jaagumagi
Water Resources Branch
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BREAMPBE erie iets eco een ie en etre tele ee nes Gave elale QUO eee, thanele folg le res 1
INTRODUCDIONP ER Rtenter a tele eelen eueta ane cet lelelle waysl eUerele eee ciel 2
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Benzo[k]fluoranthene ........ A MT ST Pa ONS! nn che heal le etate s de etais des ua e Lee donalieL e 4
Benzolal] pyrenem EE EE eee root ee nie eee is coche asie achete leuelicns 5
BEnzolmhit|pervlene EP ee Lee delete eee ceci eecuteleriese 6
Clin WSNSic'c aio EE od Bad Wolo Denis etc lan oto rc ete eee helene anc cuca 6
Dibenzol[aih|anthracene wes crys casess oko AN SR eee chimie lea cte sole ele ae ave oye ne 7
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EÉIOTÉNC EeeEN a e lev ie PARLE ACU nie Ce EU De OO ane 9
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Phenanthrene wy even D air ter le Re Rate lee daie sys)à anne eiteyaue 10
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APPENDICES
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
Anthracene - Species Screening Level Concentrations .......................... 14
Benz[aJanthracene - Species Screening Level Concentrations .................... 18
Benzo(k)fluoranthene - Species Screening Level Concentrations .... . oe eatsGr ek 22
Benzo(a)pyrene - Species Screening Level Concentrations ...................... 26
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene - Species Sercening eveli@oncentratlons seimele )is te 30
Chrysene - Species Screening Level Concentrations... ...........-6..0cecnecs: 34
. Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene - Species Screening Level Concentrations................ 38
Fluoranthene - Species Screening Level Concéntrations Ernieeae h ele ie 42
Fluorene - Species Screening Level/Concentrations . . : -.....::......:.:....:.. 46
10. Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene - Species Screening Level Concentrations ................. 50
ile Phenanthrene - Species Screening Level Concentrations ........................ 54
yrene |) Species) Screening Mecveli Concentrations) 7... ete le 58
Total PAH - Species Screening Level Concentrations ......................... 62