Table 6.3 Sediment Quality Criteria for the Classification of Sediment
|
Contaminants |
Lower Chemical Exceedance Level (LCEL) |
Upper Chemical Exceedance Level (UCEL) |
|
Metals (mg kg-1 dry weight) |
||
|
Cadmium (Cd) |
1.5 |
4 |
|
Chromium (Cr) |
80 |
160 |
|
Copper (Cu) |
65 |
110 |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
0.5 |
1 |
|
Nickel (Ni) |
40 |
40 |
|
Lead (Pb) |
75 |
110 |
|
Silver (Ag) |
1 |
2 |
|
Zinc (Zn) |
200 |
270 |
|
Metalloid (mg kg-1 dry weight) |
||
|
Arsenic (As) |
12 |
42 |
|
Organic – PAHs (µg kg-1 dry weight) |
||
|
Lower Molecular Weight PAHs |
550 |
3160 |
|
High Molecular Weight PAHs |
1700 |
9600 |
|
Organic-non-PAHs (µg kg-1 dry weight) |
||
|
Total PCBs |
23 |
180 |
|
Organometallics (µg TBT L-1 in interstitial water) |
||
|
Tributyltin (TBT) |
0.15 |
0.15 |