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__ _ _ __ <br />WATER QUALITY CRITERIA SUMMARYI <br />The concentration for each compound listed in Table 20 is a criterion not to be exceeded in waters of the state in order to protect aquatic life and human health. Ail values are <br />expressed as micrograms per liter (µg/L) except where rioted: Compounds are listed in alphabetical order with the corresponding designations as to whether EPA has identified it <br />as a priority pollutant and a carcinogen, aquatic life freshwater acute and chronic criteria, aquatic fife marine acute and chronic criteria, human health water & organism and fish <br />consumption only criteria, and Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The acute criteria refer to the average concentration for one (1) hour and the chronic criteria <br />refer to the average concentration for 96 hours (4. days), and that these criteria should not be exceeded more than once every three (3) years. <br /> Concentration in Micrograms Per Liter <br />far Protection of A uatic Life Concentration in Units Per Liter <br />for Protection of.Human Health <br /> Prior <br /> <br /> <br />Com ound Name (or Class) ity <br />Poliu <br />taut Carci <br />noge <br />n Fresh <br />.Acute <br />Criteria Fresh <br />Chronic <br />Criteria Marine <br />Acute <br />Criteria Marine <br />Chronic <br />Criteria <br />Water and <br />.Fish In estion Fish <br />Consumption <br />Onl Drinking <br />Water <br />M.C.L. <br />ACENAPTHENE Y N <br />ACROLEIN Y N 320u 780u <br />ACRYLONITRILE Y Y Q.058u ** 0.65u ** <br />ALDRIN Y Y 3 1.3 0.074n ** 0.079n ** <br />ALKALINTTY N N 20,000 <br /> <br />AMMONIA <br />N <br />N CRITERIA ARE pH AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT-SEE DOCUMENT USEPA JANUARY 1985 (Fresh Water) <br />CRITERIA ARE pH AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT-SEE DOCUMENT USEPA APR1I,1989 (Marine Water) <br />ANTIMONY Y N 146u 45,000u <br />ARSENIC Y Y 2.2n ** 17.Sn ** O.OSm <br />ARSENIC PENT Y Y <br />ARSENIC (T Y Y 360 190 .69 36 <br />ASBESTOS Y Y 30K f/L** <br />BARIUM N N Im 1.Om <br />BENZENE Y Y 0.66u ** 40 u ** <br />BENZIDINE Y Y 0.12n 0.53n ** <br />BERYLLIUM Y Y 6.8n ** 117n ** <br />BHC Y N <br />CADMIUM Y N 3.9+ 1.1+ 43 9.3 l0u O:OIOm <br />CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Y Y 0.4u ** 6.94u ** <br />CHLORDANE Y Y 2.4 0.0043 0.09 0.004 0.46n * 0.48n ** <br />CHLORIDE N N 860 m 230 m <br />CHLORINATED BENZENES Y Y 488 u <br />CHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES Y N <br />CHLORINE N N 19 11 13 7.5 <br />CHLOROALKYL ETHERS Y N <br />CHLOROETHYL ETHER (BIS-2 Y Y 0.03 u 1.36 u ** <br />