Determinant | Unit | Limits (associated risk) | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 |
Color | mg/L Pt | ≤15 (aesthetic) | 22 | 98 | 97 |
pH | pH units | ≥5.0 to ≤9.7(operational) | 8.79 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
Electrical conductivity | mS/m | ≤170(aesthetic) | 209 | 124 | 124 |
Turbidity | NTU | ≤1 (operational) | 61 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
≤5 (aesthetic) | 61 | 10.6 | 10.7 | ||
Chloride | mg/L | - | 150 | 106 | 106 |
Sulfate | mg/L | ≤500 (acute health) | 810 | 136 | 163 |
≤250 (aesthetic) | 810 | 136 | 163 | ||
Sodium | mg/L | ≤200 (aesthetic) | 183 | 87 | 86 |
Ammonia | mg/L | - | 0.7 | 37 | 34 |
Nitrate and nitrite | mg/L | - | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Orthophosphate | mg/L | - | 0.12 | 3.79 | 4.00 |
Cyanide recoverable | mg/L | ≤0.2 (acute health) | 0.43 | <0.02 | <0.02 |
Total chlorophyll | µg/L | - | 67 | 93 | 95 |
Iron | mg/L | ≤2 (chronic health) | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
≤0.3 (aesthetic) | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ||
Manganese | mg/L | ≤0.4 (chronic health) | 0.05 | 0.44 | 0.45 |
≤0.1 (aesthetic) | 0.05 | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||
Zinc | mg/L | ≤5 (aesthetic) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Copper | mg/L | ≤2 (chronic health) | 0.03 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Aluminum | mg/L | ≤0.3 (operational) | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Arsenic | mg/L | ≤0.01 (chronic health) | 0.02 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Uranium | mg/L | ≤0.03 (chronic health) | 0.03 | <0.01 | 0.01 |
Total organic carbon | mg/L | ≤10 (chronic health) | 6.2 | 13 | 12 |