Table 3. Semivolatile organic and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds in streambed sediment from the Puget Sound Basin, September 1995 (micrograms per kilogram unless otherwise specified in less than 2 millimeter size fraction, dry weight; MDL, method detection limit; nd, not detected or below MDL; (), detection below MDL; E, detection level different from MDL, --, no published Canadian guidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Site type | agricultural | agricultural | agricultural | agricultural | urban | urban | urban | urban | urban | urban | urban | urban | urban | forest | reference | reference | reference | |||
Compound | MDL | Canadian interim sediment quality guidelines for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(threshold effect levels)1 | Canadian interim sediment quality guidelines (probable effect levels)1 | Bertrand Creek near Lynden, WA | Fishtrap Creek at Flynn Road at Lynden, WA | Newaukum Creek near Black Diamond, WA | Nooksack River at Brennan, WA | Big Soos Creek above hatchery near Auburn, WA | Duwamish River at golf course at Tukwila, WA | Juanita Creek at La Juanita, WA | West Branch Kelsey Creek at Bellevue, WA | Leach Creek near Steilcoom, WA | Miller Creek near Des Moines,WA | North Creek below Penny Creek near Bothell,WA | Thornton Creek near Seattle, WA | Green River above Twin Camp Creek near Lester, WA | Nooksack River at North Cedarville,WA | Rock Creek near Maple Valley, WA | Rock Creek at Cedar Falls near Landsburg, WA | North Fork Skokomish River at Staircase Rapids near Hoodsport, WA |
USGS site number | 12212500 | 12212100 | 12108500 | 12213140 | 12112600 | 12113390 | 12120490 | 12119850 | 12091300 | 12103326 | 12125900 | 12128000 | 12103380 | 12210700 | 12118500 | 12117695 | 12056500 | |||
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Dichlorobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
1,2-Dimethylnaphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 13E | nd(250) | 28E | nd |
1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
1,6-Dimethylnaphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 17E | nd | 19E | nd | 23E | nd | 15E | nd | nd | nd | 15E | nd | 23E | 93 | 120 | nd |
1-Methyl-9H-fluorene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 16E | nd | 26E | nd | nd | nd | 36E | nd | nd | nd | 35E | nd | 19E | nd(250) | 25E | nd |
1-Methylphenanthrene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 13E | nd | 16E | nd | 28E | 27E | 70 | 21E | 25E | 16E | 31E | nd | 12E | nd(250) | 100 | nd |
1-Methylpyrene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 30E | nd | nd | nd | 35E | 37E | 100 | 37E | 33E | nd | 71 | nd | nd | nd(250) | 48 | nd |
2,2'-Biquinoline | 50 | -- | -- | 38E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | 29 |
2,3,6-Trimethylnaphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 11E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 13E | nd(250) | 42E | nd |
2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | 23E | 33E | 26E | 23E | 41E | 29E | nd | 25E | nd | nd | nd | 25E | nd | 43E | 110 | 79 | nd |
2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
2-Chloronaphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
2-Chlorophenol | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Pentachlorophenol | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | 21E | nd |
2-Methylanthracene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 22E | nd | nd | nd | 35E | 36E | 58 | 27E | 30E | nd | 50E | nd | 30E | 140 | 25E | nd |
3,5-Xylenol | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 22E | nd(250) | nd | nd |
4-HCY Penphenanthrene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 13E | nd | nd | nd | nd | 28E | 150 | 23E | 33E | 27E | 55 | nd | nd | 95 | 20E | nd |
4-Bromophenyl-phenylether | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
4-Chloro M-Cresol | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
4-Chlorophenyl-phenylether | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Acenaphthene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 17E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 41E | nd | 21E | nd | 19E | nd | nd | nd(250) | 18E | nd |
Acenaphthylene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 22E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 38E | nd | nd | nd | 39E | nd | nd | nd(250) | 20E | nd |
Acridine | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 32E | 36E | 130 | 28E | 35E | 31E | 54 | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Anthracene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 28E | 22E | nd | 23E | 28E | 40E | 160 | 25E | 36E | 29E | 71 | nd | nd | 84 | 9E | nd |
9,10-Anthraquinone | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 30E | nd | nd | nd | 38E | 45E | 310 | 33E | 56 | 29E | 89 | nd | nd | nd(250) | 48E | nd |
Azobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 21E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 24E | nd(250) | 36E | nd |
Benzo(a)anthracene | 50 | 31.7 | 385 | nd | 54 | 26E | 35E | 31E | 52 | 76 | 680 | 57 | 100 | 35E | 220 | nd | 37E | 270 | 50E | nd |
Benzo(a)pyrene | 50 | 31.9 | 782 | nd | 53 | nd | nd | 27E | 45E | 73 | 1700 | 62 | 120 | 36E | 310 | nd | nd | nd(300) | 54 | nd |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 66 | nd | nd | 41E | 65 | 92 | 970 | 84 | 120 | 49E | 260 | nd | nd | nd(340) | 55 | nd |
Benzo(c)quinoline | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 34E | nd | nd | nd | 37E | 58E | 440 | 43E | 62E | 35E | 170 | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 41E | 22E | nd | 25E | 50 | 74 | 790 | 57 | 110 | 34E | 230 | nd | nd | nd(230) | 34E | nd |
bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | 53 | 180E | 67 | 61E | 55 | 110 | 120 | 2400E | 270 | 220 | 93E | 990E | 55 | 74E | 1100E | 51E | 84 |
Butylbenzyl Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | 44E | 44E | 43E | 45E | 39E | 44E | 46E | 87 | 42E | 90 | 45E | 110 | 46E | 39E | nd(250) | 35E | 50 |
C8-Alkylphenols | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Carbazole | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 15E | nd | nd | 20E | 29E | 38E | 180 | 25E | 38E | 27E | 63 | nd | nd | nd(250) | 12E | nd |
Chrysene | 50 | 57.1 | 862 | 24E | 50 | 15E | 12E | 25E | 56 | 83 | 950 | 65 | 130 | 31E | 270 | 26E | 11E | 200 | 63 | nd |
Di-n-butyl Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | 73E | 41E | 44E | 50E | 45E | 60 | 62 | 59 | 45E | 52 | 48E | 58 | 72E | 42E | 300 | 38E | 53 |
Di-n-octyl Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 140E | 55E | nd | nd | nd | nd | 55E | nd(250) | 53E | nd |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 280 | nd | 36E | nd | 93 | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Dibenzothiophene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 17E | nd | 20E | nd | nd | 20E | 63 | 21E | 25E | 29E | 38E | nd | nd | nd(250) | 25E | nd |
Diethyl Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | 27E | 18E | 24E | 29E | 25E | 20E | 20E | 28E | 24E | 25E | 27E | 29E | 28E | 24E | 150 | 16E | 23 |
Dimethyl Phthalate | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 9E | nd | 8E | nd | 19E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 10E | nd | 9E | nd(250) | 50 | nd |
Fluoranthene | 50 | 111 | 2355 | 34E | 91 | 28E | 16E | 42E | 91 | 150 | 2800 | 100 | 230 | 61 | 470 | nd | 16E | 320 | 36E | nd |
9H-Fluorene | 50 | -- | -- | 50 | 20E | 50 | 25E | 23E | 17E | 21E | 69 | 23E | 28E | 27E | 39E | nd | 17E | 130 | 18E | nd |
Hexachlorobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd(1) | 2.6 | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd |
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | 33E | 52 | 79 | 1600E | 58 | 92 | 37E | 300E | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Isophorone | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Isoquinoline | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | 19E | nd | nd | 26E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 97 | nd | nd |
N-Nitroso-Diphenylamine | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
N-Nitroso-Di-n-Propyl Amine | 50 | -- | -- | nd | 20E | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 36E | nd | nd | nd | 36E | nd | nd | nd(250) | 29E | nd |
Naphthalene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd(5) | nd | 14E | nd | nd | nd | 11E | nd | nd | nd | nd(5) | nd | 10E | 71 | 30E | nd |
Nitrobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Pentachloroanisole | 50 | -- | -- | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd(1) | nd |
Pentachloronitrobenzene | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
Phenanthrene | 50 | 41.9 | 515 | 13E | 47E | 21E | 16E | 28E | 46E | 78 | 850 | 51 | 120 | 28E | 200 | 14E | 20E | 150 | 160 | nd |
Phenanthridine | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 30E | 61 | nd | 26E | nd | 41E | nd | nd | nd(250) | 21E | nd |
Phenol | 50 | -- | -- | 31E | 14E | 23E | 9E | 25E | 45E | 31E | 30E | 17E | 16E | 26E | 29E | 31E | 8E | 120 | 11E | 18 |
Pyrene | 50 | 53.0 | 875 | 33E | 87 | 26E | 15E | 37E | 79 | 120 | 2300 | 94 | 200 | 56 | 410 | nd | 17E | 240 | 39E | nd |
Quinoline | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
bis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd(250) | nd | nd |
p-Cresol | 50 | -- | -- | nd | nd | 150 | 82 | 330 | 64 | 62 | 34E | 28E | 28E | 31E | 35E | nd | 360 | 130 | 23E | nd |
Organic Carbon (grams per kilogram) | 8.1 | 20 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 19 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 13 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 11 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 12 | 2502 | 14 | 11 | |||
Inorganic Carbon (grams per kilogram) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 0.2 | nd | nd | 0.9 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | |||
Organic + inorganic Carbon (grams per kilogram) | 8.1 | 20 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 19 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 11 | 10 | 5.9 | 12 | 250 | 14 | 11 | |||
1CCME (Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment), 1995, Protocol for the derivation of Canadian sediment quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life: Winnipeg, Manitoba, report CCME EPC-98E, Task Group on Water Quality Guidelines, 38 p. 2The value for organic carbon is very high for this sample. The value has been verified by the U.S. Geological Survey National Laboratory, but may not represent typical conditions in this stream. |
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