Table 3. Organic compounds analyzed and reporting limits for fish-tissue and
bed-sediment analyses
[MRL, method reporting limit; concentrations in micrograms per
kilogram (µg/kg) unless expressed otherwise; NA, not analyxed; unsp,
unspecified]
| Compound |
Fish tissue MRL |
Bed sediment MRL |
Compound |
Fish tissue MRL |
Bed sediment MRL |
| cis-Chlordane |
5 |
1 |
Dieldrin |
5 |
1 |
| trans-Chlordane |
5 |
1 |
Endrin |
5 |
2 |
| Heptachlor |
5 |
1 |
Hexachlorobenzene |
5 |
1 |
| Heptachlor epoxide |
5 |
1 |
alpha-BHC |
5 |
1 |
| cis-Nonachlor |
5 |
1 |
beta-BHC |
5 |
1 |
| trans-Nonachlor |
5 |
1 |
delta-BHC |
5 |
NA |
| Oxychlordane |
5 |
1 |
Lindane (gamma-BHC) |
>5 |
1 |
| o,p´-DDD |
5 |
1 |
o,p´-Methoxychlor |
5 |
5 |
| p,p´-DDD |
5 |
1 |
p,p´-Methoxychlor |
5 |
5 |
| o,p´-DDE |
5 |
1 |
Mirex |
5 |
1 |
| p,p´-DDE |
5 |
1 |
Pentachloroanisole |
5 |
1 |
| o,p´-DDT |
5 |
2 |
Toxaphene |
200 |
200 |
| p,p´-DDT |
5 |
2 |
Total PCB |
50 |
50 |
| Aldrin |
5 |
1 |
Lipids (percent) |
0.5 |
NA |
| Dacthal (DCPA) |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Compounds analyzed only in bed sediment |
| Chloroneb |
|
5 |
4-Chlorophenyl phenyl ether |
|
50 |
| Endosulfan I |
|
1 |
4-Nitrophenol |
|
unsp |
| Isodrin |
|
1 |
4H-cyclopenta[def]phenanthrene |
|
50 |
| cis-Permethrin |
|
5 |
Acenaphthene |
|
50 |
| trans-Permethrin |
|
5 |
Acenaphthylene |
|
50 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
|
50 |
Acridine |
|
50 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene |
|
50 |
Anthracene |
|
50 |
| 1,2-Dimethylnaphthalene |
|
50 |
Anthraquinone |
|
50 |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene |
|
50 |
Azobenzene |
|
50 |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene |
|
50 |
Benz[a]anthracene |
|
50 |
| 1,6-Dimethylnaphthalene |
|
50 |
Benzo[a]pyrene |
|
50 |
| 1-Methyl-9H-fluorene |
|
50 |
Benzo[b]fluoranthene |
|
50 |
| 1-Methylphenanthrene |
|
50 |
Benzo[c]cinnoline |
|
50 |
| 1-Methylpyrene |
|
50 |
Benzo[ghi]perylene |
|
50 |
| 2,2´-Biquinoline |
|
50 |
Benzo[k]fluoranthene |
|
50 |
| 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylphenol |
|
50 |
Phenanthridine |
|
50 |
| 2,3,6-Trimethylnaphthalene |
|
50 |
Phenol |
|
50 |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol |
|
unsp |
Pyrene |
|
50 |
| 2,4,6-Trimethylphenol |
|
unsp |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
|
50 |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol |
|
unsp |
Butybenzyl phthalate |
|
50 |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol |
|
unsp |
C8-Alkylphenol |
|
50 |
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene |
|
50 |
Carbazole |
|
50 |
| 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene |
|
50 |
Chrysene |
|
50 |
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene |
|
50 |
Di-n-butyl-phthlate |
|
50 |
| 2-Chloronaphthalene |
|
50 |
Di-n-octyl phthlate |
|
50 |
| 2-Chlorophenol |
|
50 |
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene |
|
50 |
| 2-Ethylnaphthalene |
|
50 |
Dibenzothiophene |
|
50 |
| 2-Methylanthracene |
|
50 |
Diethyl phthalate |
|
50 |
| 2-Nitrophenol |
|
unsp |
Dimethyl phthalate |
|
50 |
| 3,5-Dimethylphenol |
|
50 |
Fluoranthene |
|
50 |
| 4,6-Dinitro-2-methylphenol |
|
unsp |
Fluorene |
|
50 |
| 4-Bromophenylphenylether |
|
50 |
Hexachlorobenzene |
|
50 |
| 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol |
|
50 |
Hexachlorobutadiene |
|
unsp |
| Isophorone |
|
50 |
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
|
unsp |
| Isoquinoline |
|
50 |
Hexachloroethane |
|
unsp |
| N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine |
|
50 |
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene |
|
50
|
| N-Nitrosodiphenylamine |
|
50 |
Quinoline |
|
50 |
| Naphthalene |
|
50 |
bis(2-Chloroethoxy)methane |
|
50 |
| Nitrobenzene |
|
50 |
bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether |
|
50 |
| Pentachloroanisole |
|
50 |
bis(2-Chloroisopropyl) ether |
|
unsp |
| Pentachloronitrobenzene |
|
50 |
p-Cresol |
|
50 |
| Pentachlorophenol |
|
unsp |
Inorganic carbon (grams per kg) |
|
0.2 |
| Phenanthrene |
|
50 |
Organic carbon (grams per kg) |
|
0.2 |
