Appendix 7-5           Detailed Cumulative Risk Impact Assessment Results for Aquatic Life

 

Table 1     Cumulative Ecological Risk to Aquatic Life at edge of Mixing Zone due to Chlorination By-products and other Pollutants (Scenario 1)

Pollutants

Conc. in Effluent (mg/L)

Conc. in Seawater (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Daily Max. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Annual Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 4-day Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Lowest Seasonal Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 10%tile dilution factor (mg/L)

Toxicity Reference Value (mg/L)

Hazard Quotient (due to Effluent)

Hazard Quotient (due to Background)

Chlorination By-products (COCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.80E-01

0

Aluminum

0.0159

0.0156

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.5

1.04E-02

1.04E-02

Antimony

0.000721

0.000258

2.65E-04

2.61E-04

2.60E-04

2.61E-04

2.62E-04

4.3

6.06E-05

6.00E-05

Barium

0.0232

0.00665

6.92E-03

6.74E-03

6.73E-03

6.75E-03

6.79E-03

5

1.35E-03

1.33E-03

Chromium III

0.00958

0.00028

4.30E-04

3.31E-04

3.27E-04

3.35E-04

3.61E-04

0.0274

1.21E-02

1.02E-02

Copper

0.00859

0.00002

1.58E-04

6.71E-05

6.35E-05

7.04E-05

9.45E-05

0.005

1.89E-02

4.00E-03

Lead

0.000128

0.000055

5.62E-05

5.54E-05

5.54E-05

5.54E-05

5.56E-05

0.0081

6.84E-03

6.79E-03

Nickel

0.0262

0.00077

1.18E-03

9.10E-04

8.99E-04

9.20E-04

9.91E-04

0.005

1.98E-01

1.54E-01

Selenium

0.00031

0.00007

7.39E-05

7.13E-05

7.12E-05

7.14E-05

7.21E-05

0.071

1.00E-03

9.86E-04

Silver

0.000182

0.000006

8.84E-06

6.97E-06

6.89E-06

7.04E-06

7.53E-06

0.0014

4.98E-03

4.29E-03

Tin

0.000844

0.00014

1.51E-04

1.44E-04

1.44E-04

1.44E-04

1.46E-04

0.0816

1.77E-03

1.72E-03

Vanadium

0.0295

0.00173

2.18E-03

1.88E-03

1.87E-03

1.89E-03

1.97E-03

0.1

1.88E-02

1.73E-02

Zinc

0.0141

0.00237

2.56E-03

2.43E-03

2.43E-03

2.44E-03

2.47E-03

0.02

1.24E-01

1.19E-01

Ammonia

22

0.23

5.81E-01

3.50E-01

3.41E-01

3.58E-01

4.19E-01

0.91

3.84E-01

2.53E-01

Sulphide

4.9

0.048

1.26E-01

7.47E-02

7.26E-02

7.65E-02

9.02E-02

0.1

7.65E-01

4.80E-01

TCDD

1E-10

3.9E-11

4.00E-11

3.93E-11

3.93E-11

3.94E-11

3.95E-11

3.8E-08

1.04E-03

1.03E-03

Toluene

0.012

0

1.94E-04

6.59E-05

6.09E-05

7.06E-05

1.04E-04

0.04

1.65E-03

0.00E+00

Diazinon

0.000048

0

7.74E-07

2.64E-07

2.44E-07

2.82E-07

4.17E-07

0.00001

2.64E-02

0.00E+00

Malathion

0.000031

0

5.00E-07

1.70E-07

1.57E-07

1.82E-07

2.70E-07

0.00002

8.52E-03

0.00E+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Index

1.87E+00

1.06E+00

 

Concentration adopted for Hazard Quotient calculation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2     Cumulative Ecological Risk to Aquatic Life at edge of Mixing Zone due to Contaminants of Concern (Scenario 2)

Pollutants

Conc. in Effluent (mg/L)

Conc. in Seawater (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Daily Max. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Annual Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 4-day Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Lowest Seasonal Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 10%tile dilution factor (mg/L)

Toxicity Reference Value (mg/L)

Hazard Quotient (due to Effluent)

Hazard Quotient (due to Background)

Chlorination By-products (COCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.93E-01

0

Aluminum

0.0159

0.0156

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.5

1.04E-02

1.04E-02

Antimony

0.000721

0.000258

2.66E-04

2.61E-04

2.60E-04

2.61E-04

2.62E-04

4.3

6.06E-05

6.00E-05

Barium

0.0232

0.00665

6.93E-03

6.75E-03

6.74E-03

6.75E-03

6.80E-03

5

1.35E-03

1.33E-03

Chromium III

0.00958

0.00028

4.35E-04

3.34E-04

3.29E-04

3.37E-04

3.65E-04

0.0274

1.22E-02

1.02E-02

Copper

0.00859

0.00002

1.63E-04

6.95E-05

6.56E-05

7.29E-05

9.79E-05

0.005

1.96E-02

4.00E-03

Lead

0.000128

0.000055

5.62E-05

5.54E-05

5.54E-05

5.55E-05

5.57E-05

0.0081

6.84E-03

6.79E-03

Nickel

0.0262

0.00077

1.19E-03

9.17E-04

9.05E-04

9.27E-04

1.00E-03

0.005

2.00E-01

1.54E-01

Selenium

0.00031

0.00007

7.40E-05

7.14E-05

7.13E-05

7.15E-05

7.22E-05

0.071

1.00E-03

9.86E-04

Silver

0.000182

0.000006

8.93E-06

7.02E-06

6.94E-06

7.09E-06

7.60E-06

0.0014

5.01E-03

4.29E-03

Tin

0.000844

0.00014

1.52E-04

1.44E-04

1.44E-04

1.44E-04

1.46E-04

0.0816

1.77E-03

1.72E-03

Vanadium

0.0295

0.00173

2.19E-03

1.89E-03

1.88E-03

1.90E-03

1.98E-03

0.1

1.89E-02

1.73E-02

Zinc

0.0141

0.00237

2.57E-03

2.44E-03

2.43E-03

2.44E-03

2.48E-03

0.02

1.24E-01

1.19E-01

Ammonia

22

0.23

5.93E-01

3.56E-01

3.46E-01

3.64E-01

4.28E-01

0.91

3.91E-01

2.53E-01

Sulphide

4.9

0.048

1.29E-01

7.60E-02

7.38E-02

7.80E-02

9.21E-02

0.1

7.80E-01

4.80E-01

TCDD

1E-10

3.9E-11

4.00E-11

3.94E-11

3.93E-11

3.94E-11

3.96E-11

3.8E-08

1.04E-03

1.03E-03

Toluene

0.012

0

2.00E-04

6.94E-05

6.38E-05

7.41E-05

1.09E-04

0.04

1.73E-03

0.00E+00

Diazinon

0.000048

0

8.00E-07

2.77E-07

2.55E-07

2.96E-07

4.36E-07

0.00001

2.77E-02

0.00E+00

Malathion

0.000031

0

5.17E-07

1.79E-07

1.65E-07

1.91E-07

2.82E-07

0.00002

8.96E-03

0.00E+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Index

1.90E+00

1.06E+00

 

Concentration adopted for Hazard Quotient calculation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3     Cumulative Ecological Risk to Aquatic Life at edge of Mixing Zone due to Chlorination By-products and other Pollutants (Scenario 3)

Pollutants

Conc. in Effluent (mg/L)

Conc. in Seawater (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Daily Max. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Annual Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 4-day Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Lowest Seasonal Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 10%tile dilution factor (mg/L)

Toxicity Reference Value (mg/L)

Hazard Quotient (due to Effluent)

Hazard Quotient (due to Background)

Chlorination By-products (COCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.95E-01

0

Aluminum

0.0159

0.0156

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.5

1.04E-02

1.04E-02

Antimony

0.000721

0.000258

2.67E-04

2.62E-04

2.62E-04

2.62E-04

2.64E-04

4.3

6.09E-05

6.00E-05

Barium

0.0232

0.00665

6.98E-03

6.79E-03

6.78E-03

6.80E-03

6.87E-03

5

1.36E-03

1.33E-03

Chromium III

0.00958

0.00028

4.66E-04

3.59E-04

3.52E-04

3.64E-04

4.06E-04

0.0274

1.31E-02

1.02E-02

Copper

0.00859

0.00002

1.91E-04

9.26E-05

8.59E-05

9.72E-05

1.36E-04

0.005

2.72E-02

4.00E-03

Lead

0.000128

0.000055

5.65E-05

5.56E-05

5.56E-05

5.57E-05

5.60E-05

0.0081

6.86E-03

6.79E-03

Nickel

0.0262

0.00077

1.28E-03

9.86E-04

9.66E-04

9.99E-04

1.11E-03

0.005

2.23E-01

1.54E-01

Selenium

0.00031

0.00007

7.48E-05

7.20E-05

7.18E-05

7.22E-05

7.32E-05

0.071

1.01E-03

9.86E-04

Silver

0.000182

0.000006

9.52E-06

7.49E-06

7.35E-06

7.59E-06

8.38E-06

0.0014

5.35E-03

4.29E-03

Tin

0.000844

0.00014

1.54E-04

1.46E-04

1.45E-04

1.46E-04

1.50E-04

0.0816

1.79E-03

1.72E-03

Vanadium

0.0295

0.00173

2.29E-03

1.97E-03

1.94E-03

1.98E-03

2.11E-03

0.1

1.97E-02

1.73E-02

Zinc

0.0141

0.00237

2.60E-03

2.47E-03

2.46E-03

2.48E-03

2.53E-03

0.02

1.26E-01

1.19E-01

Ammonia

22

0.23

6.65E-01

4.14E-01

3.97E-01

4.26E-01

5.24E-01

0.91

4.55E-01

2.53E-01

Sulphide

4.9

0.048

1.45E-01

8.91E-02

8.53E-02

9.17E-02

1.14E-01

0.1

9.17E-01

4.80E-01

TCDD

1E-10

3.9E-11

4.02E-11

3.95E-11

3.95E-11

3.95E-11

3.98E-11

3.8E-08

1.04E-03

1.03E-03

Toluene

0.012

0

2.40E-04

1.02E-04

9.23E-05

1.08E-04

1.62E-04

0.04

2.54E-03

0.00E+00

Diazinon

0.000048

0

9.60E-07

4.07E-07

3.69E-07

4.32E-07

6.49E-07

0.00001

4.07E-02

0.00E+00

Malathion

0.000031

0

6.20E-07

2.63E-07

2.38E-07

2.79E-07

4.19E-07

0.00002

1.31E-02

0.00E+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Index

2.26E+00

1.06E+00

 

Concentration adopted for Hazard Quotient calculation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 4     Cumulative Ecological Risk to Aquatic Life at edge of Mixing Zone due to Chlorination By-products and other Pollutants (Scenario 4)

Pollutants

Conc. in Effluent (mg/L)

Conc. in Seawater (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Daily Max. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Annual Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 4-day Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – Lowest Seasonal Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of Mixing Zone – 10%tile dilution factor (mg/L)

Toxicity Reference Value (mg/L)

Hazard Quotient (due to Effluent)

Hazard Quotient (due to Background)

Chlorination By-products (COCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.52E-01

0.00E+00

Aluminum

0.0159

0.0156

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.56E-02

1.5

1.04E-02

1.04E-02

Antimony

0.000721

0.000258

2.69E-04

2.62E-04

2.62E-04

2.62E-04

2.65E-04

4.3

6.10E-05

6.00E-05

Barium

0.0232

0.00665

7.03E-03

6.81E-03

6.78E-03

6.81E-03

6.91E-03

5

1.36E-03

1.33E-03

Chromium III

0.00958

0.00028

4.96E-04

3.69E-04

3.53E-04

3.69E-04

4.25E-04

0.0274

1.35E-02

1.02E-02

Copper

0.00859

0.00002

2.19E-04

1.02E-04

8.75E-05

1.02E-04

1.54E-04

0.005

3.08E-02

4.00E-03

Lead

0.000128

0.000055

5.67E-05

5.57E-05

5.56E-05

5.57E-05

5.61E-05

0.0081

6.86E-03

6.79E-03

Nickel

0.0262

0.00077

1.36E-03

1.01E-03

9.70E-04

1.01E-03

1.17E-03

0.005

2.33E-01

1.54E-01

Selenium

0.00031

0.00007

7.56E-05

7.23E-05

7.19E-05

7.23E-05

7.38E-05

0.071

1.01E-03

9.86E-04

Silver

0.000182

0.000006

1.01E-05

7.69E-06

7.39E-06

7.69E-06

8.75E-06

0.0014

5.49E-03

4.29E-03

Tin

0.000844

0.00014

1.56E-04

1.47E-04

1.46E-04

1.47E-04

1.51E-04

0.0816

1.80E-03

1.72E-03

Vanadium

0.0295

0.00173

2.38E-03

2.00E-03

1.95E-03

2.00E-03

2.16E-03

0.1

2.00E-02

1.73E-02

Zinc

0.0141

0.00237

2.64E-03

2.48E-03

2.46E-03

2.48E-03

2.55E-03

0.02

1.28E-01

1.19E-01

Ammonia

22

0.23

7.36E-01

4.39E-01

4.01E-01

4.39E-01

5.70E-01

0.91

4.83E-01

2.53E-01

Sulphide

4.9

0.048

1.61E-01

9.47E-02

8.62E-02

9.47E-02

1.24E-01

0.1

9.47E-01

4.80E-01

TCDD

1E-10

3.9E-11

4.04E-11

3.96E-11

3.95E-11

3.96E-11

4.00E-11

3.8E-08

1.04E-03

1.03E-03

Toluene

0.012

0

2.79E-04

1.15E-04

9.45E-05

1.15E-04

1.88E-04

0.04

2.88E-03

0.00E+00

Diazinon

0.000048

0

1.12E-06

4.62E-07

3.78E-07

4.62E-07

7.50E-07

0.00001

4.62E-02

0.00E+00

Malathion

0.000031

0

7.21E-07

2.98E-07

2.44E-07

2.98E-07

4.84E-07

0.00002

1.49E-02

0.00E+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Index

2.40E+00

1.06E+00

 

Concentration adopted for Hazard Quotient calculation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5     Cumulative Ecological Risk to Aquatic Life at edge of Mixing Zone due to Chlorination By-products and other Pollutants (Scenario 5)

Pollutants

Conc. in Effluent (mg/L)

Conc. in Seawater (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of ZID – Daily Max. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of ZID – Annual Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of ZID – 4-day Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of ZID – Lowest Seasonal Avg. (mg/L)

Conc. at edge of ZID – 10%tile dilution factor (mg/L)

Toxicity Reference Value (mg/L)

Hazard Quotient (due to Effluent)

Hazard Quotient (due to Background)

Chlorination By-products (COCs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.83E-01

0

Antimony

0.000782

0.000258

2.70E-04

2.63E-04

2.62E-04

2.63E-04

2.66E-04

4.3

6.12E-05

6.00E-05

Barium

0.0237

0.00665

7.05E-03

6.81E-03

6.78E-03

6.81E-03

6.92E-03

5

1.36E-03

1.33E-03

Chromium III

0.00844

0.00028

4.70E-04

3.58E-04

3.44E-04

3.58E-04

4.08E-04

0.0274

1.31E-02

1.02E-02

Copper

0.00663

0.00002

1.74E-04

8.36E-05

7.20E-05

8.36E-05

1.23E-04

0.005

2.47E-02

4.00E-03

Nickel

0.0223

0.00077

1.27E-03

9.77E-04

9.40E-04

9.77E-04

1.11E-03

0.005

2.21E-01

1.54E-01

Selenium

0.00013

0.00007

7.14E-05

7.06E-05

7.05E-05

7.06E-05

7.09E-05

0.071

9.93E-04

9.86E-04

Silver

0.000099

0.000006

8.16E-06

6.89E-06

6.73E-06

6.89E-06

7.45E-06

0.0014

4.92E-03

4.29E-03

Tin

0.000457

0.00014

1.47E-04

1.43E-04

1.42E-04

1.43E-04

1.45E-04

0.0816

1.75E-03

1.72E-03

Vanadium

0.0313

0.00173

2.42E-03

2.01E-03

1.96E-03

2.01E-03

2.19E-03

0.1

2.01E-02

1.73E-02

Zinc

0.00979

0.00237

2.54E-03

2.44E-03

2.43E-03

2.44E-03

2.49E-03

0.02

1.24E-01

1.19E-01

Ammonia

4.2

0.23

3.22E-01

2.68E-01

2.61E-01

2.68E-01

2.92E-01

0.91

2.95E-01

2.53E-01

Sulphide

0.053

0.048

4.81E-02

4.80E-02

4.80E-02

4.80E-02

4.81E-02

0.1

4.80E-01

4.80E-01

TCDD

6.2E-11

3.9E-11

3.95E-11

3.92E-11

3.92E-11

3.92E-11

3.94E-11

3.8E-08

1.03E-03

1.03E-03

Diazinon

0.000058

0

1.35E-06

5.58E-07

4.57E-07

5.58E-07

9.06E-07

0.00001

5.58E-02

0.00E+00

Malathion

0.000015

0

3.49E-07

1.44E-07

1.18E-07

1.44E-07

2.34E-07

0.00002

7.21E-03

0.00E+00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Index

1.53E+00

1.06E+00

 

Concentration adopted for Hazard Quotient calculation