Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5084 -- Water-Quality Characteristics for Selected Sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Wisconsin, February 2004

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5084

In cooperation with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Water-Quality Characteristics for Selected Sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Wisconsin, February 2004–September 2005

By Judith C. Thomas, Michelle A. Lutz, Jennifer L. Bruce, David J. Graczyk, Kevin D. Richards, David P. Krabbenhoft, Stephen M. Westenbroek, Barbara C. Scudder, Daniel J. Sullivan, and Amanda H. Bell

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Appendixes

Appendix 3. Water-quality properties and constituents, reporting levels, and analyzing laboratories.

Table 3-1. Automatically collected samples
Analyzing laboratory: Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. (WSLH)

[mg/L, milligram per liter]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Chloride, water, filtered	00940	0.2	mg/L	WSLH
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered	00665	.004	mg/L	WSLH
Suspended sediment concentration	80154	1	mg/L	WSLH

Table 3-2. Field parameters

[mg/L, milligram per liter; µS/cm, microsiemen per centimeter; °C, degrees Celsius; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Alkalinity, water, filtered, incremental titration, field	39086	--	mg/L as calcium carbonate	None (field)
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered	00300	--	mg/L	None (field)
pH, water, unfiltered, field	00400	--	standard units	None (field)
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered	00095	--	µS/cm at 25°C	None (field)
Temperature, water	00010	--	°C	None (field)
Temperature, air	00020	--	°C	None (field)

Table 3-3. Dissolved and particulate carbon and particulate nitrogen (Schedule 2631 and Lab Code 2613)
Analyzing laboratory: USGS National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[mg/L, milligram per liter]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Carbon (inorganic plus organic), suspended sediment, total	00694	0.12	mg/L	NWQL
Inorganic carbon, suspended sediment, total	00688	.12	mg/L	NWQL
Organic carbon, suspended sediment, total	00689	.12	mg/L	NWQL
Organic carbon, water, filtered	00681	.33	mg/L	NWQL
Particulate nitrogen, suspended in water	49570	.022	mg/L	NWQL

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Table 3-4. Miscellaneous water-quality measurements
     Analyzing laboratories: Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. (WSLH); USGS National Water Quality
     Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL); USGS Iowa Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory in Iowa City, Iowa
     (IWSC–SL); USGS Kentucky Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory in Louisville, Ky. (KWSC–SL)

[µg/L, microgram per liter; °C, degrees Celsius; mg/L, milligram per liter; µS/cm, microsiemen per centimeter; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Alkalinity, water, filtered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory	29801	5	mg/L as calcium carbonate	NWQL
Chlorophyll a, water, unfiltered, trichromatic method, uncorrected	32210	.26	µg/L	WSLH
Biochemical oxygen demand, water, unfiltered, 5 days at 20°C	00310	2	mg/L	WSLH
Chemical oxygen demand, low level, water, unfiltered	00335	9	mg/L	WSLH
Microtox Acute Toxicity Test, water	--	--	percent effect	WSLH
pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory	00403	.1	standard units	NWQL
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory	90095	2.6	µS/cm at 25°C	NWQL
Suspended sediment concentration	80154	1	mg/L	IWSC–SL (2004), KWSC–SL (2005)

Table 3-5. Major inorganics (Schedule 2701)
Analyzing laboratory: USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[mg/L, milligram per liter; µg/L, microgram per liter; µS/cm, microsiemen per centimeter; °C, degrees Celsius]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Calcium, water, filtered	00915	0.01	mg/L	NWQL
Chloride, water, filtered	00940	.2	mg/L	NWQL
Fluoride, water, filtered	00950	.17	mg/L	NWQL
Iron, water, filtered	01046	6.4	µg/L	NWQL
Magnesium, water, filtered	00925	.008	mg/L	NWQL
Manganese, water, filtered	01056	.8	µg/L	NWQL
pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory	00403	.1	standard units	NWQL
Potassium, water, filtered	00935	.16	mg/L	NWQL
Residue on evaporation, dried at 180°C, water, filtered	70300	10	mg/L	NWQL
Silica, water, filtered	00955	.04	mg/L	NWQL
Sodium, water, filtered	00930	.1	mg/L	NWQL
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory	90095	2.6	µS/cm at 25°C	NWQL
Sulfate, water, filtered	00945	.18	mg/L	NWQL

Table 3-6. Nutrients (Schedule 2711)
Analyzing laboratory: USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[mg/L, milligram per liter]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Ammonia, water, filtered	00608	0.04	mg/L as nitrogen	NWQL
Nitrite, water, filtered	00613	.008	mg/L as nitrogen	NWQL
Nitrite plus nitrate, water, filtered	00631	.06	mg/L as nitrogen	NWQL
Total nitrogen (nitrate + nitrite + ammonia + organic nitrogen), water, unfiltered, analytically determined	62855	.03	mg/L as nitrogen	NWQL
Orthophosphate, water, filtered	00671	.006	mg/L as phosphorus	NWQL
Phosphorus, water, unfiltered	00665	.004	mg/L	NWQL

Table 3-7. Mercury
Analyzing laboratory: USGS–Wisconsin Mercury Research Laboratory, Middleton, Wis. (WMRL)

[ng/L, nanogram per liter]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Mercury, suspended sediment, total (particulate total mercury)	62976	0.062	ng/L	WMRL
Mercury, water, filtered (dissolved total mercury)	50287	.04	ng/L	WMRL
Methylmercury, suspended sediment, total (particulate methylmercury)	62977	.01	ng/L	WMRL
Methylmercury, water, filtered, recoverable (dissolved methylmercury)	50285	.04	ng/L	WMRL

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Table 3-8. Indicator and pathogenic microorganisms
Analyzing laboratories: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, Wis. (MMSD); Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. (WSLH)

[MPN/100 mL, most probable number per 100 milliliters; col/100 mL, colonies per 100 milliliters; plaques/100mL, plaques per 100 milliliters; mL, milliliter; cysts/100 mL, cysts per 100 milliliters; oocysts/100 mL, oocysts per 100 milliliters; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Escherichia coli	--	1	MPN/100 mL	MMSD
Fecal coliform	--	3	col/100 mL	MMSD
Escherichia coli	50468	1	MPN/100 mL	WSLH
Fecal coliform	31625	10	col/100 mL	WSLH
Coliphage	90904	1	plaques/100 mL	WSLH
Coliphage, groups I and IV	--	1	count	WSLH
Coliphage, groups II and III	--	1	count	WSLH
Escherichia coli O157:H8	31683	Presence/absence	presence or absence per 500 mL	WSLH
Giardia	61229	30.3, 31.3, 32.3, 33.3, 34.5, 35.7, 37, 38.7, 40, 43.8, 51.6, 53.3, 58.8, 66.7, 72.7, 77.4, 80	cysts/100 L	WSLH
Cryptosporidium	61230	233, 28.6, 30.3, 31.3, 32.3, 33.3, 37, 46.7, 51.6, 53.3, 58.8, 64.5, 66.7, 77.4	oocysts/100 L	WSLH
Salmonella	31681	0.1, 0.2	MPN/100 mL	WSLH

Table 3-9. Pesticides and degradates (Schedule 2003)
Analyzing laboratory: USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[µg/L, microgram per liter]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Acetochlor, water, filtered, recoverable	49260	0.006	µg/L	NWQL
Alachlor, water, filtered, recoverable	46342	.005	µg/L	NWQL
Atrazine, water, filtered, recoverable	39632	.007	µg/L	NWQL
Azinphos-methyl oxygen analog, water, filtered, recoverable	61635	.042	µg/L	NWQL
Azinphos-methyl, water, filtered (0.7 micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82686	.08	µg/L	NWQL
Benfluralin, water, filtered (0.7 micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82673	.01	µg/L	NWQL
Bromacil, water, filtered, recoverable	04029	.5	µg/L	NWQL
Carbaryl, water, filtered (0.7 micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82680	.06	µg/L	NWQL
2-Chloro-2’,6’-diethylacetanilide, water, filtered, recoverable	61618	.0065	µg/L	NWQL
2-Chloro-4-isopropylamino-6-amino-s-triazine, water, filtered, recoverable	04040	.014	µg/L	NWQL
4-Chloro-2-methylphenol, water, filtered, recoverable	61633	.005	µg/L	NWQL
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog, water, filtered, recoverable	61636	.0562	µg/L	NWQL
Chlorpyrifos, water, filtered, recoverable	38933	.005	µg/L	NWQL
cis-Permethrin, water, filtered (0.7 micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82687	.01	µg/L	NWQL
Cyfluthrin, water, filtered, recoverable	61585	.053	µg/L	NWQL
Cypermethrin, water, filtered, recoverable	61586	.046	µg/L	NWQL
DCPA, water, filtered (0.7 micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82682	.003	µg/L	NWQL
Desulfinyl fipronil, water, filtered, recoverable	62170	.012	µg/L	NWQL
Diazinon oxygen analog, water, filtered, recoverable	61638	.006	µg/L	NWQL
Diazinon, water, filtered, recoverable	39572	.005	µg/L	NWQL
Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
3,4-Dichloroaniline, water, filtered, recoverable	61625	.0045	µg/L	NWQL
Dicrotophos, water, filtered, recoverable	38454	.0843	µg/L	NWQL
Dieldrin, water, filtered, recoverable	39381	.009	µg/L	NWQL
2,6-Diethylaniline, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82660	.006	µg/L	NWQL
Dimethoate, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82662	.0061	µg/L	NWQL
Ethion monoxon, water, filtered, recoverable	61644	.021	µg/L	NWQL
Ethion, water, filtered, recoverable	82346	.016	µg/L	NWQL
2-Ethyl-6-methylaniline, water, filtered, recoverable	61620	.01	µg/L	NWQL
Fenamiphos sulfone, water, filtered, recoverable	61645	.053	µg/L	NWQL
Fenamiphos sulfoxide, water, filtered, recoverable	61646	.04	µg/L	NWQL
Fenamiphos, water, filtered, recoverable	61591	.029	µg/L	NWQL
Desulfinylfipronil amide, water, filtered, recoverable	62169	.029	µg/L	NWQL
Fipronil sulfide, water, filtered, recoverable	62167	.013	µg/L	NWQL
Fipronil sulfone, water, filtered, recoverable	62168	.024	µg/L	NWQL
Fipronil, water, filtered, recoverable	62166	.016	µg/L	NWQL
Fonofos, water, filtered, recoverable	04095	.006	µg/L	NWQL
Hexazinone, water, filtered, recoverable	04025	.026	µg/L	NWQL
Indole, water, filtered, recoverable	62076	.5	µg/L	NWQL
Iprodione, water, filtered, recoverable	61593	.026	µg/L	NWQL
Isofenphos, water, filtered, recoverable	61594	.011	µg/L	NWQL
Malaoxon, water, filtered, recoverable	61652	.039	µg/L	NWQL
Malathion, water, filtered, recoverable	39532	.016	µg/L	NWQL
Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Metalaxyl, water, filtered, recoverable	61596	.0069	µg/L	NWQL
Methidathion, water, filtered, recoverable	61598	.0087	µg/L	NWQL
Methyl paraoxon, water, filtered, recoverable	61664	.019	µg/L	NWQL
Methyl parathion, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82667	.008	µg/L	NWQL
Metolachlor, water, filtered, recoverable	39415	.01	µg/L	NWQL
Metribuzin, water, filtered, recoverable	82630	.012	µg/L	NWQL
Myclobutanil, water, filtered, recoverable	61599	.033	µg/L	NWQL
1-Naphthol, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	49295	.0882	µg/L	NWQL
Pendimethalin, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82683	.02	µg/L	NWQL
Phorate oxygen analog, water, filtered, recoverable	61666	.027	µg/L	NWQL
Phorate, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82664	.02	µg/L	NWQL
Phosmet oxygen analog, water, filtered, recoverable	61668	.0511	µg/L	NWQL
Phosmet, water, filtered, recoverable	61601	.0079	µg/L	NWQL
Prometon, water, filtered, recoverable	04037	.01	µg/L	NWQL
Prometryn, water, filtered, recoverable	04036	.0059	µg/L	NWQL
Propyzamide, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82676	.004	µg/L	NWQL
Simazine, water, filtered, recoverable	04035	.006	µg/L	NWQL
Tebuthiuron, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82670	.016	µg/L	NWQL
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone, water, filtered, recoverable	61674	.045	µg/L	NWQL
Terbufos, water, filtered (0.7-micron glass fiber filter), recoverable	82675	.012	µg/L	NWQL
Terbuthylazine, water, filtered, recoverable	04022	.0083	µg/L	NWQL
Dichlorvos, water, filtered, recoverable	38775	.013	µg/L	NWQL

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Table 3-10. Wastewater method compound names, suspected endocrine disruptors, possible compound uses, and method report limits (Schedule 1433)
Analyzing laboratory: USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[µg/L, microgram per liter; %, percent; >, greater than; PAH, polyaromatic hydrocarbon; UV, ultraviolet; bold compound names indicate known or suspected endocrine disruptors]

Compound name	Parameter code	Reporting level (µg/L)	Possible compound uses or sources
Acetophenone	62064	0.5	Fragrance in detergent and tobacco, flavor in beverages, PAH
Acetyl hexamethyl tetrahydro naphthalene (AHTN)	62065	.5	Musk fragrance, persistent and widespread in ground water, concern for bioaccumulation and toxicity
Anthracene	34221	.5	Wood preservative, component of tar, diesel, or crude oil, combustion product, PAH
9,10-Anthraquinone	62066	.5	Manufacturing dye/textiles, seed treatment, bird repellant
Benzo[a]pyrene	34248	.5	Regulated PAH, used in cancer research, combustion product
Benzophenone	62067	.5	Fixative for perfumes and soaps
Bisphenol A	62069	1	Manufacturing polycarbonate resins, antioxidant, flame retardant
Bromacil	04029	.5	Herbicide (general use pesticide), >80% noncrop use on grass/brush
*3-tert-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA)*	62059	5	Antioxidant, general preservative
Caffeine	50305	.5	Beverages, diuretic, very mobile/biodegradable
Camphor	62070	.5	Flavor, odorant, ointments
Carbaryl	82680	1	Insecticide, crop and garden uses, low persistence
Carbazole	62071	.5	Insecticide, manufacturing dyes, explosives, and lubricants
Chlorpyrifos	38933	.005, .007, .008, .009, .011, .012, .013, .015, .016, .022, .026, .018, .5	Insecticide, domestic pest and termite control (domestic use restricted as of 2001)
Cholesterol	62072	2	Often a fecal indicator, also a plant sterol
3-beta-Coprostanol	62057	2	Carnivore fecal indicator
Cotinine	62005	1	Primary nicotine metabolite
Compound name	Parameter code	Reporting level (µg/L)	Possible compound uses or sources
4-Cumylphenol	62060	1	Nonionic detergent metabolite
Diazinon	39572	.005, .012, .017, .5	Insecticide, > 40% nonagricultural use, ants, flies
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	34572	.5	Moth repellant, fumigant, deodorant
Dichlorvos	38775	.01, 1	Insecticide, pet collars, flies, also a degradate of naled or trichlofon
Diethoxynonylphenol (NPEO2)	62083	5	Nonionic detergent metabolite
Diethoxyoctylphenol (OPEO2)	61705	1	Nonionic detergent metabolite
Ethoxyoctylphenol (OPEO1, monoethoxyoctylphenol)	61706	1	Nonionic detergent metabolite
2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene	62055	.5	Present in diesel/kerosene (trace in gasoline)
Fluoranthene	34377	.5	Component of coal tar and asphalt (only traces in gasoline or diesel fuel), combustion product, PAH
Hexahydrohexamethyl-cyclopentabenzopyran (HHCB)	62075	.5	Musk fragrance, persistent and widespread, in ground water, concern for bioaccumulation and toxicity
Indole	62076	.5	Pesticide inert ingredient, fragrance in coffee
Isoborneol	62077	.5	Fragrance in perfumery, in disinfectants
Isophorone	34409	.5	Solvent for lacquer, plastic, oil, silicon, resin
Isopropylbenzene (cumene)	62078	.5	Manufacturing phenol/acetone, fuels and paint thinner
Isoquinoline	62079	.5	Flavors and fragrances
d-Limonene	62073	.5	Fungicide, antimicrobial, antiviral, fragrance in aerosols
Compound name	Parameter code	Reporting level (µg/L)	Possible compound uses or sources
Menthol	62080	.5	Cigarettes, cough drops, liniment, mouthwash
Metalaxyl	50359	.5	Herbicide, fungicide (general use pesticide), mildew, blight, pathogens, golf courses/turf
5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazole	62063	2	Antioxidant in antifreeze and deicers
3-Methyl-1H-indole (skatol)	62058	1	Fragrance, stench in feces and coal tar
1-Methylnaphthalene	62054	.5	2–5% of gasoline, diesel fuel, or crude oil
2-Methylnaphthalene	62056	.5	2–5% of gasoline, diesel fuel, or crude oil, PAH
Methyl salicylate	62081	.5	Liniment, food, beverage, UV-absorbing lotion
Metolachlor	39415	.5	Herbicide (general use pesticide), indicator of agricultural drainage
N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET)	62082	.5	Insecticide, urban uses, mosquito repellent
Naphthalene	34443	.5	Fumigant, moth repellent, major component (about 10%) of gasoline, PAH
*4-Nonylphenol, total (para-Nonylphenol, NP)*	62085	5	Nonionic detergent metabolite
*4-Octylphenol (4-normal-Octylphenol)*	62061	1	Nonionic detergent metabolite
*4-tert-Octylphenol*	62062	1	Nonionic detergent metabolite
p-Cresol (para-Cresol)	62084	1	Wood preservative
Pentachlorophenol	34459	2	Herbicide, fungicide, wood preservative, termite control
Phenanthrene	34462	.5	Manufacturing explosives, component of tar, diesel fuel, or crude oil, combustion product, PAH
Phenol	34466	.5	Disinfectant, manufacturing several products, leachate
Compound name	Parameter code	Reporting level (µg/L)	Possible compound uses or sources
Prometon	04037	.5	Herbicide (noncrop only), applied prior to blacktop
Pyrene	34470	.5	Component of coal tar and asphalt (only traces in gasoline or diesel fuel), combustion product, PAH
beta-Sitosterol	62068	2, 20	Plant sterol
beta-Stigmastanol	62086	2, 20	Plant sterol
Tetrachloroethylene (TCE)	34476	.5	Solvent, degreaser, veterinary anthelmintic
Tribromomethane (bromoform)	34288	.5	Wastewater ozination byproduct, military/explosives
Tributyl phosphate	62089	.5	Antifoaming agent, flame retardant
Triclosan	62090	1	Disinfectant, antimicrobial (concern for acquired microbial resistance)
Triethyl citrate (ethyl citrate)	62091	.5	Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals
Triphenyl phosphate	62092	.5	Plasticizer, resin, wax, finish, roofing paper, flame retardant
Tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate	62093	.5	Flame retardant
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (Fyrol CEF)	62087	.5	Plasticizer, flame retardant
Tris(dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (Fyrol FR 2)	62088	.5	Flame retardant

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Table 3-11. Analyses performed on SPMD extracts
Analyzing laboratories: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss.; USGS–Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Mo. (CERC);
USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL)

[--, not available; pg TEQ/mL SPMD, picograms of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin per milliliter of SPMD extract; µg PAH/mL SPMD, micrograms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons per milliliter of SPMD extract; mg eq SPMD/mL DSMO, milligram equivalent SPDM extract per milliliter dimethyl sulfoxide; ng/SPMD, nanograms per total SPMD; units for Microtox EC50 are for the 50-percent effective concentration]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Cytochrome P450RGS	--	--	pg TEQ/mL SPMD	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fluoroscan	--	--	µg PAH/mL SPMD	CERC
Microtox EC50	--	--	mg eq SPMD/mL DSMO	CERC
Anthracene	--	100	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Fluoranthene	--	50	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Fluorene	--	1	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Naphthalene	--	25	ng/SPMD	NWQL
1-Methylnaphthalene	--	25	ng/SPMD	NWQL
2-Methylnaphthalene	--	38.4	ng/SPMD	NWQL
2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene	--	25	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Phenanthrene	--	50	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Pyrene	--	50	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Methyl pyrene	--	1	ng/SPMD	NWQL
Benzo[a]pyrene	--	50	ng/SPMD	NWQL

Table 3-12. Analyses performed on bed sediment
Analyzing laboratory: Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. (WSLH); University of Wisconsin Extension
Soil and Plant Analysis Laborator, Madison, Wis. (UWE-SPAL)

[mg/kg, milligram per kilogram; µg/g, microgram per gram; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Sand	--	--	--	UWE-SPAL
Silt	--	--	--	UWE-SPAL
Clay	--	--	--	UWE-SPAL
Arsenic in sediment	--	1	mg/kg	WSLH
Cadmium in sediment	--	.1	mg/kg	WSLH
Chromium in sediment	--	.5	mg/kg	WSLH
Copper in sediment	--	.5	mg/kg	WSLH
Lead in sediment	--	1	mg/kg	WSLH
Mercury in sediment	--	.015	mg/kg	WSLH
Nickel in sediment	--	.5	mg/kg	WSLH
Total phosphorus in sediment	--	9.9	mg/kg	WSLH
Zinc in sediment	--	.5	mg/kg	WSLH
Total PCBs in sediment	--	.024	µg/g	WSLH
Total organic carbon in sediment	--	2,270	µg/g	WSLH

Table 3-13. Analyses performed on fish tissues
Analyzing laboratory: Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. (WSLH)

[%, percent; µg/g, microgram per gram; ww, wet weight; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Water present, biota, tissue, recoverable	49273	--	% of water present	WSLH
Chromium, biota, tissue, recoverable	63797	0.2	µg/g ww	WSLH
Copper, biota, tissue, recoverable	63799	.06	µg/g ww	WSLH
Lead, biota, tissue, recoverable	63800	.8	µg/g ww	WSLH
Mercury, biota, tissue, recoverable	63792	.004	µg/g ww	WSLH
Lipids, biota, whole organism, recoverable	49289	--	% ww	WSLH
p,p’-DDE, biota, whole organism, recoverable	49372	.01	µg/g ww	WSLH
p,p’-DDT, biota, whole organism, recoverable	49376	.01	µg/g ww	WSLH
p,p’-DDD, biota, whole organism, recoverable	49375	.01	µg/g ww	WSLH
PCBs, biota, whole organism, recoverable	49354	.04	µg/g ww	WSLH
Araclor-1261	--	.04	µg/g ww	WSLH
Araclor-1248/1254/1261	--	.04	µg/g ww	WSLH

Table 3-14. Bioassessment
Analyzing laboratories: University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point Aquatic Entomology Laboratory, Stevens Point, Wis. (UW–SP);
USGS–National Water Quality Laboratory, Denver, Colo. (NWQL); Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa.

[cm², square centimeter; --, not available]

Constituent	Parameter code	Reporting level	Reporting units	Analyzing lab
Fish	--	--	number of individuals/taxon	None (field)
Macroinvertebrates	--	--	number of individuals/taxon	UW–SP (samples from Little Menomonee River at Milwaukee and Honey Creek at Wauwatosa analyzed by NWQL)
Algae	--	--	number of cells/taxon/cm²	Academy of Natural Sciences
Habitat	--	--	various	None (field)

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