Proposed Assessment Criteria for Contaminants Released from Marine Sediment Sample Clauses

Proposed Assessment Criteria for Contaminants Released from Marine Sediment. 4.2.1 There is no existing legislative standard or guideline in Hong Kong for individual heavy metals and micro-organic pollutants (PCBs, PAHs and TBT) in marine waters. International standards will be adopted as the assessment criteria. The international standards include the UK Water Quality Standards, Australian Water Quality Guidelines, USEPA Criterion and relevant research studies. The assessment criteria for other parameters including unionised ammonia (UIA) and total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) are based on the WQOs for the North Western WCZ. The proposed assessment criteria for parameters included in the elutriate test are shown in Table 4-2. Table 4-2 Assessment Criteria for Contaminants Released from Marine Sediment Contaminant Criteria (µg/L) Reference Arsenic (As) 25 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Cadmium (Cd) 2.5 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Chromium (Cr) 15 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Copper (Cu) 5 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Lead (Pb) 25 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Mercury (Hg) 0.3 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Nickel (Ni) 30 30 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Silver (Ag) 2.6 Australian Water Quality Guidelines for Marine Waters Zinc (Zn) 40 UK Water Quality Standard for Coastal Surface Water (Xxxxx X X and Xxxx S 1999) Total PAHs 3 Australian Water Quality Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Waters (ANZEC 2000) Total PCBs 0.03 USEPA Salt Water Chronic Criterion (USEPA 2009b) Tributytin (TBT) 0.1 µg/L 0.10 Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (1996). “Mussels as Bioindicators: Effects of TBT on Survival, Bioaccumulation, and Growth under Natural Conditions” in Organotin, edited by M.A. Champ and X.X.Xxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, London. Un-ionised Ammonia (UIA) 21 WQO for North Western Supplementary Water Control Zone Total Inorganic Nitrogen (TIN) 500 WQO for North Western Supplementary Water Control Zone Notes: Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZEC), 2000. Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (2000) USEPA 2009a. National Recommended Water Quality Criteria - Salt Water Acute Criterion (USEPA , Office of Water, Office of Science and ...
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