Table 240 Toxics Substances Criteria
Compound/Chemical | Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)# | Category | Aquatic Life Criteria - Freshwater | Aquatic Life Criteria -Marine Water | Human Health Criteria for Consumption of: | |||
Acute | Chronic | Acute | Chronic | Water & Organisms | Organisms Only | |||
Metals: | ||||||||
Antimony | 7440360 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | - | - | - | - | 12 | 180 |
Arsenic | 7440382 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | 360.0 (c,dd) | 190.0 (d,dd) | 69.0 (c,ll,dd) | 36.0 (d,cc,ll,dd) | 10 (A) | 10 (A) |
Asbestos | 1332214 | Toxic pollutants and hazardous substances | - | - | - | - | 7,000,000 fibers/L (C) | - |
Beryllium | 7440417 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cadmium | 7440439 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (i,c,dd) | (j,d,dd) | 42.0 (c,dd) | 9.3 (d,dd) | - | - |
Chromium (III) | 16065831 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (m,c,gg) | (n,d,gg) | - | - | - | - |
Chromium (VI) | 18540299 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | 15.0 (c,l,ii,dd) | 10.0 (d,jj,dd) | 1,100.0 (c,l,ll,dd) | 50.0 (d,ll,dd) | - | - |
Copper | 7440508 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (o,c,dd) | (p,d,dd) | 4.8 (c,ll,dd) | 3.1 (d,ll,dd) | 1,300 (C) | - |
Lead | 7439921 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (q,c,dd) | (r,d,dd) | 210.0 (c,ll,dd) | 8.1 (d,ll,dd) | - | - |
Mercury | 7439976 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | 2.1 (c,kk,dd) | 0.012 (d,ff,s) | 1.8 (c,ll,dd) | 0.025 (d,ff,s) | (G) | (G) |
Methylmercury | 22967926 | Nonconventional | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nickel | 7440020 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (t,c,dd) | (u,d,dd) | 74.0 (c,ll,dd) | 8.2 (d,ll,dd) | 150 | 190 |
Selenium | 7782492 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | 20.0 (c,ff) | 5.0 (d,ff) | 290 (c,ll,dd) | 71.0 (d,x,ll,dd) | 120 | 480 |
Silver | 7440224 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (y,a,dd) | - | 1.9 (a,ll,dd) | - | - | - |
Thallium | 7440280 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | - | - | - | - | 0.24 | 0.27 |
Zinc | 7440666 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | (aa,c,dd) | (bb,d,dd) | 90.0 (c,ll,dd) | 81.0 (d,ll,dd) | 2,300 | 2,900 |
Other chemicals: | ||||||||
1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 71556 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 47,000 | 160,000 |
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 79345 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.12 (B) | 0.46 (B) |
1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 79005 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.44 (B) | 1.8 (B) |
1,1-Dichloroethane | 75343 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1,1-Dichloroethylene | 75354 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 1200 | 4100 |
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 120821 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.12 (B) | 0.14 (B) |
1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 95501 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 2000 | 2500 |
1,2-Dichloroethane | 107062 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 9.3 (B) | 120 (B) |
1,2-Dichloropropane | 78875 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.71 (B) | 3.1 (B) |
1,3-Dichloropropene | 542756 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.24 (B) | 2 (B) |
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine | 122667 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.015 (B) | 0.023 (B) |
1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene | 156605 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 600 | 5,800 |
1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 541731 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 13 | 16 |
1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 106467 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 460 | 580 |
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) | 1746016 | Dioxin | - | - | - | - | 0.000000064 | 0.000000064 |
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 88062 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.25 (B) | 0.28 (B) |
2,4-Dichlorophenol | 120832 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 25 | 34 |
2,4-Dimethylphenol | 105679 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 85 | 97 |
2,4-Dinitrophenol | 51285 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 60 | 610 |
2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 121142 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.039 (B) | 0.18 (B) |
2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 606202 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2-Chloroethyvinyl Ether | 110758 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2-Chloronaphthalene | 91587 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 170 | 180 |
2-Chlorophenol | 95578 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 15 | 17 |
2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol (4,6-dinitro-o-cresol) | 534521 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 25 |
2-Nitrophenol | 88755 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine | 91941 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.0031 (B) | 0.0033 (B) |
3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol (parachlorometa cresol) | 59507 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 36 | 36 |
4,4'-DDD | 72548 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.000036 (B) | 0.000036 (B) |
4,4'-DDE | 72559 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.000051 (B) | 0.000051 (B) |
4,4'-DDT | 50293 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.000025 (B) | 0.000025 (B) |
4,4'-DDT(and metabolites) | Pesticides/PCBs | 1.1 (a) | 0.001 (b) | 0.13 (a) | 0.001 (b) | - | - | |
4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether | 101553 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4-Chorophenyl Phenyl Ether | 7005723 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4-Nitrophenol | 100027 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acenaphthene | 83329 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 110 | 110 |
Acenaphthylene | 208968 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acrolein | 107028 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Acrylonitrile | 107131 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.019 (B) | 0.028 (B) |
Aldrin | 309002 | Pesticides/PCBs | 2.5 (a, e) | 0.0019 (b,e) | 0.71 (a,e) | 0.0019 (b,e) | 0.0000057 (B) | 0.0000058 (B) |
alpha-BHC | 319846 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.0005 (B) | 0.00056 (B) |
alpha-Endosulfan | 959988 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 9.7 | 10 |
Anthracene | 120127 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 3,100 | 4,600 |
Benzene | 71432 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.44 (B) | 1.6 (B) |
Benzidine | 92875 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.00002 (B) | 0.000023 (B) |
Benzo(a) Anthracene | 56553 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.014 (B) | 0.021 (B) |
Benzo(a) Pyrene | 50328 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.0014 (B) | 0.0021 (B) |
Benzo(b) Fluoranthene | 205992 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.014 (B) | 0.021 (B) |
Benzo(ghi) Perylene | 191242 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Benzo(k) Fluoranthene | 207089 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.014 (B) | 0.21 (B) |
beta-BHC | 319857 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.0018 (B) | 0.002 (B) |
beta-Endosulfan | 33213659 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 9.7 | 10 |
Bis(2-Chloroethoxy) Methane | 111911 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bis(2-Chloroethyl) Ether | 111444 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.02 (B) | 0.06 (B) |
Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl) Ether | 39638329 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 117817 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.23 (B) | 0.25 (B) |
Bromoform | 75252 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 5.8 (B) | 27 (B) |
Butylbenzyl Phthalate | 85687 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.56 (B) | 0.58 (B) |
Carbon Tetrachloride | 56235 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.2 (B) | 0.35 (B) |
Chlordane | 57749 | Pesticides/PCBs | 2.4 (a) | 0.0043 (b) | 0.09 (a) | 0.004 (b) | 0.000093 (B) | 0.000093 (B) |
Chlorobenzene | 108907 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 380 | 890 |
Chlorodibromomethane | 124481 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.65 (B) | 3 (B) |
Chloroethane | 75003 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chloroform | 67663 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 260 | 1200 |
Chrysene | 218019 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 1.4 (B) | 2.1 (B) |
Cyanide | 57125 | Metals, cyanide, and total phenols | 22.0 (c,ee) | 5.2 (d,ee) | 1.0 (c,mm,ee) | (d,mm,ee) | 19 (D) | 270 (D) |
delta-BHC | 319868 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dibenzo(a,h) Anthracene | 53703 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.0014 (B) | 0.0021 (B) |
Dichlorobromomethane | 75274 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.77 (B) | 3.6 (B) |
Dieldrin | 60571 | Pesticides/PCBs | 2.5 (a,e) | 0.0019 (b,e) | 0.71 (a,e) | 0.0019 (b,e) | 0.0000061 (B) | 0.0000061 (B) |
Diethyl Phthalate | 84662 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 4,200 | 5,000 |
Dimethyl Phthalate | 131113 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 92,000 | 130,000 |
Di-n-Butyl Phthalate | 84742 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 450 | 510 |
Di-n-Octyl Phthalate | 117840 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Endosulfan | Pesticides/PCBs | 0.22 (a) | 0.056 (b) | 0.034 (a) | 0.0087 (b) | - | - | |
Endosulfan Sulfate | 1031078 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 9.7 | 10 |
Endrin | 72208 | Pesticides/PCBs | 0.18 (a) | 0.0023 (b) | 0.037 (a) | 0.0023 (b) | 0.034 | 0.035 |
Endrin Aldehyde | 7421934 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.034 | 0.035 |
Ethylbenzene | 100414 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 200 | 270 |
Fluoranthene | 206440 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 |
Fluorene | 86737 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 420 | 610 |
Hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-BHC; Lindane) | 58899 | Pesticides/PCBs | 2.0 (a) | 0.08 (b) | 0.16 (a) | - | 15 | 17 |
Heptachlor | 76448 | Pesticides/PCBs | 0.52 (a) | 0.0038 (b) | 0.053 (a) | 0.0036 (b) | 0.0000099 (B) | 0.00001 (B) |
Heptachlor Epoxide | 1024573 | Pesticides/PCBs | - | - | - | - | 0.0000074 (B) | 0.0000074 (B) |
Hexachlorobenzene | 118741 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.000051 (B) | 0.000052 (B) |
Hexachlorobutadiene | 87683 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.69 (B) | 4.1 (B) |
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 77474 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 150 | 630 |
Hexachloroethane | 67721 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.11 (B) | 0.13 (B) |
Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene | 193395 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.014 (B) | 0.021 (B) |
Isophorone | 78591 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 27 (B) | 110 (B) |
Methyl Bromide | 74839 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 520 | 2,400 |
Methyl Chloride | 74873 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Methylene Chloride | 75092 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 16 (B) | 250 (B) |
Napthalene | 91203 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nitrobenzene | 98953 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 55 | 320 |
N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 62759 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.00065 (B) | 0.34 (B) |
N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine | 621647 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.0044 (B) | 0.058 (B) |
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine | 86306 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 0.62 (B) | 0.69 (B) |
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) | 87865 | Acid compounds | (w,c) | (v,d) | 13.0 (c) | 7.9 (d) | 0.046 (B) | 0.1 (B) |
Phenanthrene | 85018 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phenol | 108952 | Acid compounds | - | - | - | - | 18,000 | 200,000 |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | Pesticides/PCBs | 2.0 (b) | 0.014 (b) | 10.0 (b) | 0.030 (b) | 0.00017 (E) | 0.00017 (E) | |
Pyrene | 129000 | Base/neutral compounds | - | - | - | - | 310 | 460 |
Tetrachloroethylene | 127184 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 4.9 (B) | 7.1 (B) |
Tol uen e | 108883 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 180 | 410 |
Toxaphene | 8001352 | Pesticides/PCBs | 0.73 (c,z) | 0.0002 (d) | 0.21 (c,z) | 0.0002 (d) | 0.000032 (B) | 0.000032 (B) |
Trichloroethylene | 79016 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.38 (B) | 0.86 (B) |
Vinyl Chloride | 75014 | Volatile | - | - | - | - | 0.02 (B, F) | 0.26 (B, F) |
Ammonia (hh) | Nonconventional | (f,c) | (g,d) | 0.233 (h,c) | 0.035 (h,d) | - | - | |
Chloride (dissolved) (k) | Nonconventional | 860.0 (h,c) | 230.0 (h,d) | - | - | - | - | |
Chlorine (total residual) | Nonconventional | 19.0 (c) | 11.0 (d) | 13.0 (c) | 7.5 (d) | - | - | |
Chlorpyrifos | Toxic pollutants and hazardous substances | 0.083 (c) | 0.041 (d) | 0.011 (c) | 0.0056 (d) | - | - | |
Parathion | Toxic pollutants and hazardous substances | 0.065 (c) | 0.013 (d) | - | - | - | - |
Footnotes for aquatic life criteria in Table 240:
0.80 ÷ (FT)(FPH)(RATIO)
where: RATIO = 13.5; 7.7 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] pH [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 9
RATIO = (20.25 x 10(7.7-pH)) / (1 + 10(7.4-pH)); 6.5 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] pH [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 7.7
FT = 1.4; 15 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] T [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 30
FT = 10[0.03(20-T)]; 0 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] T [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 15
FPH = 1; 8 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] pH [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 9
FPH = (1 + 10(7.4-pH)) / 1.25; 6.5 [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] pH [LESS THAN EQUALS TO] 8.0
Total ammonia concentrations for waters where salmonid habitat is not an existing or designated use and other fish early life stages are absent:
where: A = the greater of either T (temperature in degrees Celsius) or 7.
Applied as a thirty-day average concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (in mg N/L) not to be exceeded more than once every three years on average. The highest four-day average within the thirty-day period should not exceed 2.5 times the chronic criterion.
Total ammonia concentration for waters where salmonid habitat is not an existing or designated use and other fish early life stages are present:
where: B = the lower of either 2.85, or 1.45 x 100.028x(25-T). T = temperature in degrees Celsius.
Applied as a thirty-day average concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (in mg N/L) not to be exceeded more than once every three years on the average. The highest four-day average within the thirty-day period should not exceed 2.5 times the chronic criterion.
Metal | CF |
Arsenic | 1.000 |
Cadmium | 0.994 |
Chromium (VI) | 0.993 |
Copper | 0.83 |
Lead | 0.951 |
Mercury | 0.85 |
Nickel | 0.990 |
Selenium | 0.998 |
Silver | 0.85 |
Zinc | 0.946 |
Footnotes for human health criteria in Table 240:
Wash. Admin. Code § 173-201A-240
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.