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TABLE 8.2
Environmental Quality Guidelines for Sediments

Fresh Sediments Marine Sediments

Substance ISQG (μg/kg) PEL (μg/kg) ISQG (μg/kg) PEL (μg/kg)

Arsenic 5900 17,000 7240 41,600

Cadmium 600 3500 700 4200

Chlordane 4.5 8.87 2.26 4.79

Chromium 37,300 90,000 52,300 160,000

Copper 35,700 197,000 18,700 108,000

DDD (2,2-bis( p -chlorophenyl)-1,1-
dichloroethane; dichloro diphenyl
dichloroethane)

3.54 8.51 1.22 7.81

DDE (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis( p -
chlorophenyl)-ethene; diphenyl
dichloroethylene)

1.42 6.75 2.07 3.74

DDT (2,2-bis( p -chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-
trichloroethane; dicholoro diphenyl
trichloroethane)

1.19 4.77 1.19 4.77

Dieldrin 2.85 6.67 0.71 4.3

Endrin 2.67 62.4 2.67 62.4

Heptachlor (heptachlor epoxide) 0.6 2.74 0.6 2.74

Lead 35,000 91,300 30,200 112,000

Lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane) 0.94 1.38 0.32 0.99

Mercury 170 486 130 700

PCBs 34.1 277 21.5 189

Arochlor 1254 60 a 340 a 63.3 a 709 a

Polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins/
dibenzo furans (PCDD/Fs)

0.85 ng-TEQ/
kgdw

21.5 ng-TEQ/
kgdw

0.85 ng-TEQ/
kgdw

21.5 ng-TEQ/
kgdw

Acenaphthene 6.71 88.9 6.71 88.9

Acenaphthylene 5.87 128 5.87 128

Anthracene 46.9 245 46.9 245

Benzo( a )anthracene 31.7 385 74.8 693

Benzo( a )pyrene 31.9 782 88.8 763

Chrysene 57.1 862 108 846

Dibenzo( a , h )anthracene 6.22 135 6.22 135

Fluoranthene 111 2355 113 1494

Fluorene 21.2 144 21.2 144

2-Methylnaphthalene 20.2 201 20.2 201

Naphthalene 34.6 391 34.6 391

Phenanthrene 41.9 515 86.7 544

Pyrene 53 875 153 1398

Toxaphene 0.1 b 0.1 b
Zinc 123,000 315,000 124,000 271,000
Source: Adapted from Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines. Available at http://st-ts.ccme.ca/, 2003.
a Sediment quality guideline for Arochlor 1254: provisional; 1% TOC; adoption of severe effect level of 34 μg/g
TOC from Ontario (Persaud et al., 1993).
b Sediment quality guideline for toxaphene: 1% TOC; adoption of the chlonic sediment quality criterion of
0.01 μg/g TOC of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC, 1994).