| Chemical quality of water and sediments, Kearny Marsh | |||||||
| SEDIMENT ANALYSIS | |||||||
| Data from Table 3 of Langan Report on Kearny Marsh | |||||||
| Sampled April and May, 1999 | |||||||
| Sample Location/ID | W21A | W21B | W21C | ||||
| Depth feet | Ontario Aquatic | 0.5-1 | 1.5-2 | 2.5-3 | |||
| Sediment Criterion | |||||||
| Sampling Date | LEL (lowest effects limit) | SEL (severe effects limit) | Units | 4/29/99 | 4/29/99 | 4/29/99 | |
| VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | |||||||
| Methylene Choride | mg/kg | 0.0345 | 0.0422 | 0.0657 | |||
| Total Xylenes | mg/kg | ||||||
| VOLATILE ORGANIC TICs | ND | ND | ND | ||||
| Acetone | mg/kg | ||||||
| Substituted benzene | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unknown alkane | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unknown | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unknown aliphatic | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unkown cyclic hydrocarbon | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unknown hydrocarbon | mg/kg | ||||||
| Unknown aromatic | mg/kg | ||||||
| SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | |||||||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Phenanthrene | mg/kg | ||||||
| Flouranthene | 0.75 | 1,020 | mg/kg | ||||
| Pyrene | 0.49 | 850 | mg/kg | ||||
| Butylbenzylphthalate | mg/kg | ||||||
| Benzo(a)anthracene | 0.32 | 1480 | mg/kg | ||||
| chrysene | 0.34 | 460 | mg/kg | ||||
| Benzo(b)flouranthene | mg/kg | ||||||
| Benzo(k)flouranthene | 0.24 | 1,340 | mg/kg | ||||
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 0.37 | 1,440 | mg/kg | ||||
| Ideno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 0.2 | 320 | mg/kg | ||||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | mg/kg | ||||||
| bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | mg/kg | ||||||
| Di-n-octylphthalate | mg/kg | ||||||
| Benzo(g,h,i)peryene | 0.17 | 320 | mg/kg | ||||
| Phenol | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC TICS | |||||||
| Uknown aromatic | mg/kg | 16.99 | 15.87 | 32.75 | |||
| Uknown | mg/kg | ND | 12.1 | 15.8 | |||
| Uknown alkane | mg/kg | ND | 8.07 | 90.7 | |||
| Vitamin E | mg/kg | ND | ND | 6.6 | |||
| Substituted phthalate | mg/kg | ||||||
| TOTAL PCBs | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| PESTICIDES | |||||||
| alpha-Chlordane | mg/kg | ||||||
| gamma-Chlordane | mg/kg | ||||||
| 4,4'-DDD | 0.008 | 6 | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |
| 4.4'-DDT | 0.008 | 71 | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |
| Aldrin | 0.002 | 8 | mg/kg | ||||
| 4,4'-DDE | 0.005 | 19 | mg/kg | ||||
| Endrin Ketone | mg/kg | ||||||
| METALS | |||||||
| Antimony | mg/kg | ||||||
| Arsenic | 6 | 33 | mg/kg | ND | 5.01 | 40.4 | |
| Berylium | mg/kg | ||||||
| Cadmiun | 0.6 | 10 | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |
| Chromium | 26 | 110 | mg/kg | ND | 5.68 | 3.86 | |
| Copper | 16 | 110 | mg/kg | ND | 20.2 | 29.5 | |
| Lead | 31 | 250 | mg/kg | ND | 18.7 | 8.68 | |
| Mercury | 0.2 | 2 | mg/kg | ND | 0.049 | ND | |
| Nickel | 16 | 75 | mg/kg | ND | 5.15 | 6.53 | |
| Selenium | mg/kg | ||||||
| Silver | mg/kg | ||||||
| Thalium | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Zinc | 120 | 820 | mg/kg | ND | 62 | 57.7 | |
| WET CHEMISTRY | |||||||
| Cyanide | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Phenol | mg/kg | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Total petroleum Hydrocarbons | mg/kg | 605 | 222 | 328 | |||
| Corrosivity as pH | S.U | 7 | 7.05 | 7.15 | |||
| Total organic carbons | mg/kg | 23000 | 43000 | 43000 |