Semivolatile organic compounds in streambed sediment

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)                          
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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