Table 5. Organic compounds detected in bed-sediment samples, Yellowstone River Basin, 1998
[All concentrations in micrograms per kilogram dry weight, unless expressed otherwise; g/kg, gra
ms per kilogram; <, less than; E, estimated concentration; NA, not analyzed; *, less than concentration in blank samples (Gilliom and others, 1998)]
Site number |
trans-Chlordane |
p,p´-DDT |
Acenaphthene |
Anthracene |
Benz [a] anthracene |
Dibenz [a,h] anthracene |
2-Methyl-anthracene |
Chrysene |
Dibenzothiophene |
Fluoranthene |
1 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
2 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
3 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
4 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
5 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
6 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
E12 |
E22 |
<50 |
<50 |
E17 |
<50 |
E31 |
7 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E.6 |
9 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
10 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
11 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
12 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
13 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
14 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
15 |
<3 |
<6 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
16 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
17 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
18 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
E5 |
E43 |
75 |
E19 |
E2 |
110 |
<50 |
210 |
19 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E.3 |
55 |
E.007 |
20 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
21 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
22 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
23 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
24 |
<1.0 |
<2.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
Table 5. Organic compounds detected in bed-sediment samples, Yellowstone River Basin, 1998--Continued
Site number |
Benzo [b] fluoranthene |
Benzo [k] fluoranthene |
1-Methyl- 9H-fluorene |
Naphthalene |
1,6-Dimethyl- naphthalene |
2,6-Dimethyl- naphthalene |
2-Ethyl- naphthalene |
Benzo [ghi] perylene |
Phenanthrene |
1-Methyl- phenanthrene |
1 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E18 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
2 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
3 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E2 |
E15 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
4 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
5 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E46 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
6 |
E26 |
E24 |
<50 |
<50 |
E8 |
E24 |
E10 |
E24 |
E7 |
<50 |
7 |
E5 |
<50 |
<50 |
E4 |
E7 |
52 |
<50 |
E7 |
E6 |
<50 |
9 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
10 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
11 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E13 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
12 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
13 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
14 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E12 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
15 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
E13 |
190 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
16 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
17 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
18 |
120 |
E41 |
E10 |
E20 |
<50 |
110 |
<50 |
52 |
120 |
E10 |
19 |
E8 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E5 |
78 |
<50 |
E10 |
E.6 |
<50 |
20 |
E9 |
E11 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
21 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
22 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E27 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
23 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
24 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E1 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
Table 5. Organic compounds detected in bed-sediment samples, Yellowstone River Basin, 1998--Continued
Site number |
4H-cyclopenta [def] phenan- threne |
Pyrene |
Benzo [a] pyrene |
Indeno [1,2,3-cd] pyrene |
Sum of PAHs (µg/kg sediment) |
Sum of PAHs (µg/g organic carbon) |
Acridine |
9,10-Anthra-
quinone |
Carbazole |
p-Cresol |
Pentachloro-
phenol |
1 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
18 |
2.6 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
150 |
E150 |
2 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
3 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
17 |
4.4 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
120 |
NA |
4 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
5 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
46 |
4.6 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
E39 |
NA |
6 |
<50 |
E31 |
E27 |
E27 |
290 |
56.9 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
390 |
NA |
7 |
<50 |
E4 |
E2 |
<50 |
88 |
4.4 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
140 |
NA |
9 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA
|
10 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
11 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
13 |
2.9 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA
|
12 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
13 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA
|
14 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
12 |
3.2 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
15 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
203 |
6.8 |
<100 |
<100 |
<100 |
7400 |
NA
|
16 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
17 |
<50 |
<50 |
E1 |
<50 |
51 |
2.7 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
1,200 |
NA |
18 |
E8 |
170 |
79 |
E47 |
1251 |
62.6 |
E2 |
E42 |
E10 |
2,600 |
NA
|
19 |
<50 |
E4 |
E5 |
E12 |
178 |
8.5 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
2,600 |
NA |
20 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
20 |
2.9 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
21 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA
|
22 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
27 |
2.8 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
23 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
0 |
0.0 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
24 |
<50 |
<50
|
<50 |
<50 |
1 |
0.2 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
NA |
Table 5. Organic compounds detected in bed-sediment samples, Yellowstone River Basin, 1998--Continued
Site number |
Phenol |
4,6-Dinitro-
2-methyl-phenol |
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
Butylbenzyl phthalate |
Diethyl phthalate |
Di-n-butyl phthalate |
Di-n-octyl phthalate |
3,5-Xylenol |
Carbon, organic (g/kg) |
Percent finer than 0.062 mm |
Percent 0.062 to 2 mm |
1 |
E15* |
NA |
E31* |
<50 |
<50 |
E36* |
<50 |
<50 |
6.9 |
22 |
78 |
2 |
E23* |
NA |
E25* |
<50 |
<50 |
E30* |
<50 |
<50 |
5.2 |
44 |
56 |
3 |
E4* |
NA |
E21* |
E14* |
E29 |
E35* |
<50 |
<50 |
3.9 |
20 |
80 |
4 |
<50 |
NA |
<50 |
<50 |
E31 |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
8.5 |
23 |
77 |
5 |
E15* |
NA |
<50 |
<50 |
E14* |
<50 |
<50 |
<50 |
10 |
63 |
37 |
6 |
E9* |
NA |
E28* |
E17* |
E39 |
E37* |
<50 |
<50 |
5.1 |
26 |
74 |
7 |
E22* |
NA |
E27* |
E13* |
<50 |
E28* |
E20 |
<50 |
20 |
36 |
64 |
9 |
<50 |
NA |
E20* |
E16* |
<50 |
E20* |
<50 |
<50 |
1.2 |
17 |
83 |
10 |
<50 |
NA |
E21* |
<50 |
<50 |
E29* |
<50 |
<50 |
4.7 |
57 |
43 |
11 |
<50 |
NA |
E29* |
E18* |
<50 |
E39* |
<50 |
<50 |
4.5 |
100 |
0 |
12 |
E4* |
NA |
E17* |
E19* |
<50 |
E44* |
<50 |
<50 |
2.9 |
12 |
88 |
13 |
<50 |
NA |
E18* |
<50 |
<50 |
E24* |
<50 |
<50 |
1.5 |
46 |
54 |
14 |
<50 |
E150 |
E25* |
<50 |
<50 |
E29* |
<50 |
<50 |
3.8 |
42 |
58 |
15 |
140 |
NA |
E60* |
E37* |
<100 |
110 |
<100 |
<100 |
30 |
65 |
35 |
16 |
<50 |
NA |
E29* |
E26* |
<50 |
E43* |
<50 |
<50 |
4.4 |
36 |
64 |
17 |
E39 |
NA |
E29* |
E19* |
E2* |
E36* |
<50 |
E29 |
19 |
22 |
78 |
18 |
92 |
NA |
95* |
E23* |
E.6* |
E35* |
E28 |
E13 |
20 |
36 |
64 |
19 |
86 |
NA |
E39* |
E18* |
E.6* |
E33* |
<50 |
<50 |
21 |
69 |
31 |
20 |
<50 |
NA |
E38* |
E18* |
<50 |
E38* |
<50 |
<50 |
6.8 |
69 |
31 |
21 |
E8* |
NA |
67* |
E27* |
<50 |
E37* |
<50 |
<50 |
14 |
54 |
46 |
22 |
<50 |
NA |
E42* |
E36* |
<50 |
66 |
<50 |
<50 |
9.6 |
69 |
31 |
23 |
<50 |
NA |
E35* |
E15* |
<50 |
E18* |
<50 |
<50 |
3.1 |
8 |
92 |
24 |
<50 |
NA |
E30* |
E24* |
<50 |
E37* |
<50 |
<50 |
6.2 |
46 |
54 |