Assiniboine
Assiniboine River Reach: Whitesand River to Outlet of Shellmouth Reservoir |
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Chemical, Physical or Biological Variable |
Unit |
Acceptable Limit or Limits |
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Nutrients |
Open |
Closed |
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Total Phosphorus |
mg/L |
0.311 |
0.180 |
Total Dissolved Phosphorus |
mg/L |
0.186 |
0.115 |
Total Nitrogen |
mg/L |
1.801 |
2.252 |
Nitrate as N |
mg/L |
3 |
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Ammonia Un-ionized |
mg/L |
0.019a |
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Major Ions |
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Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L |
834 |
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Sulphate Dissolved |
mg/L |
299 |
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Sodium Dissolved |
mg/L |
200 |
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Fluoride Dissolved |
mg/L |
0.26 |
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Chloride Dissolved |
mg/L |
100 |
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Physicals and Other |
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pH Lab |
pH units |
6.5-9.0 |
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pH Field |
pH units |
6.5-9.0 |
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Oxygen Dissolved |
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Temperature > 5°C (Open Season) |
mg/L |
5 |
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Temperature < 5°C (Closed Season) |
mg/L |
3 |
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Sodium Adsorption Ratio |
rel units |
3 |
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Total Suspended Solids |
mg/L |
5.0-69.2 |
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Reactive Chlorine Species |
mg/L |
0.0005 |
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Cyanide (free) |
mg/L |
0.005 |
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Biota |
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E. Coli |
No./100 mL |
200 |
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Coliforms Fecal |
No./100 mL |
100 |
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Metals |
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Arsenic Total |
µg/L |
5 |
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Arsenic Dissolved |
µg/L |
No Objective |
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Barium Total |
µg/L |
1000 |
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Beryllium Total |
µg/L |
100 |
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Boron Total |
µg/L |
500 |
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Cadmium Total |
µg/L |
Calculatedb |
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Chromium Total |
µg/L |
50 |
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Cobalt Total |
µg/L |
50 |
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Copper Total |
µg/L |
Calculatedb |
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Iron Dissolved |
µg/L |
300 |
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Lead Total |
µg/L |
Calculatedb |
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Lithium Total |
µg/L |
2500 |
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Manganese Dissolved |
µg/L |
Under Review |
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Mercury Total |
µg/L |
0.026 |
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Molybdenum Total |
µg/L |
10 |
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Nickel Dissolved |
µg/L |
Calculatedb |
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Selenium Total |
µg/L |
1 |
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Silver Total |
µg/L |
0.1 |
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Thallium Total |
µg/L |
0.8 |
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Uranium Total |
µg/L |
10 |
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Vanadium Total |
µg/L |
100 |
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Zinc Total |
µg/L |
30 |
Pesticides |
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Acid Herbicides |
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2,4-D |
µg/L |
4 |
Bromoxynil |
µg/L |
0.33 |
Dicamba |
µg/L |
0.006 |
MCPA |
µg/L |
0.025 |
Picloram |
µg/L |
29 |
Organochlorine Pesticides in Water |
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Endosulfan |
µg/L |
0.003 |
Hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) (Lindane) |
µg/L |
0.01 |
Hexachlorobenzene |
µg/L |
0.52 |
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) |
µg/L |
0.5 |
Neutral Herbicides in Water |
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Atrazine |
µg/L |
1.8 |
Diclofopmethyl (Hoegrass) |
µg/L |
0.18 |
Metolachlor |
µg/L |
7.8 |
Metribuzin |
µg/L |
0.5 |
Simazine |
µg/L |
0.5 |
Triallate |
µg/L |
0.24 |
Trifluralin |
µg/L |
0.2 |
Other |
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Glyphosate |
µg/L |
Report Detections |
Fish Tissue |
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Mercury in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg |
200 |
Arsenic in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg |
3500 |
Lead in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg |
500 |
DDT (total) in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg |
5000 |
Aquatic Biota Consumption |
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PCB in fish (muscle tissue) mammalian |
µg TEQ/kg diet wet weight |
0.00079 |
PCB in fish (muscle tissue) avian |
µg TEQ/kg diet wet weight |
0.0024 |
DDT (total) in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg diet wet weight |
14 |
Toxaphene in fish (muscle tissue) |
µg/kg diet wet weight |
6.3 |
Radioactive |
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Cesium-137 |
Bq/L |
10 |
Iodine-131 |
Bq/L |
6 |
Lead-210 |
Bq/L |
0.2 |
Radium-226 |
Bq/L |
0.5 |
Strontium-90 |
Bq/L |
5 |
Tritium |
Bq/L |
7000 |
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