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Regional Monitoring Program 1997 Annual Report
Chapter 1.
Table 1.1.
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Table 1.1.
Parameters analyzed in water, sediment, and bivalve tissues during the 1997 RMP Sampling of the San Francisco Estuary.
A. Conventional Water Quality Parameters B. Sediment Quality Parameters
C. Bivalve Tissue Parameters D. Trace elements
E. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) F. Synthetic Biocides
G. PCBs and Related Compounds  
A. Conventional Water Quality Parameters
Conductivity
Dissolved Organic Carbon
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
Hardness (when salinity is <5 §)
pH (acidity)
Phaeophytin (a chlorophyll degradation product)
Salinity
Temperature
Total Chlorophyll-a
Total Suspended Solids
Dissolved Phosphates
Dissolved Silicates
Dissolved Nitrate
Dissolved Nitrite
Dissolved Ammonia
 
B. Sediment Quality Parameters
% Clay (<4 µm)
% Silt (4 µmñ62 µm)
% Sand (63 µmñ2 mm)
% Gravel (>2 mm)
% Solids
pH
Total Ammonia
Total Organic Carbon
Total Sulfide
 
C. Bivalve Tissue Parameters
% Moisture
Bivalve % Survival
Total Volume
Shell Volume
Dry Flesh Weight
Biological Condition Index
 
D. Trace elements
 
Water
Sediment
Tissue
Aluminum*
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Arsenic
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Cadmium*
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Chromium
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Copper*
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Iron*
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Lead*
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Manganese*
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Mercury
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Nickel*
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Selenium
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Silver*
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Zinc*
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Dibutyltin (DBT)
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Monobutyltin (MBT)
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Tributyltin (TBT)
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Tetrabutyltin (TTBT)
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* Near-total rather than total concentrations for water. Near-total metals are extracted with a weak acid (pH < 2) for a minimum of one month, resulting in measurements that approximate bioavailability of these metals to Estuary organisms.
 
E. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
 
Water
Sediment
Tissue
2 rings
1-Methylnaphthalene
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2,3,5-Trimethylnaphthalene
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2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene
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2-Methylnaphthalene
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Biphenyl
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Naphthalene
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3 rings
1-Methylphenanthrene
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Acenaphthene
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Acenaphthylene
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Anthracene
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Dibenzothiophene
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Fluorene
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Phenanthrene
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4 rings
Benz(a)anthracene
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Chrysene
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Fluoranthene
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Pyrene
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5 rings
Benzo(a)pyrene
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene
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Benzo(e)pyrene
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Benzo(k)fluoranthene
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Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
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Perylene
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6 rings
Benzo(ghi)perylene
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Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
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Alkylated PAHs
C1-Chrysenes
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C2-Chrysenes
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C3-Chrysenes
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C4-Chrysenes
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C1-Dibenzothiophenes
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C2-Dibenzothiophenes
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C3-Dibenzothiophenes
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C1-Fluoranthenes/Pyrenes
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C1-Fluorenes
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C2-Fluorenes
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C3-Fluorenes
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C1-Naphthalenes
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C2-Naphthalenes
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C3-Naphthalenes
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C4-Naphthalenes
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C1-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes
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C2-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes
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C3-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes
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C4-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes
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F. Synthetic Biocides      
 
Water
Sediment
Tissue
Cyclopentadienes
Aldrin
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Dieldrin
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Endrin
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Chlordanes
alpha-Chlordane
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cis-Nonachlor
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gamma-Chlordane
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Heptachlor
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Heptachlor Epoxide
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Oxychlordane
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trans-Nonachlor
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DDTs
o,p'-DDD
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o,p'-DDE
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o,p'-DDT
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p,p'-DDD
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p,p'-DDE
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p,p'-DDT
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HCHs
alpha-HCH
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beta-HCH
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delta-HCH
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gamma-HCH
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Other
Diazinon
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Mirex
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Chlorpyrifos
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G. PCBs and Related Compounds

 
Water
Sediment
Tissue
Hexachlorobenzene
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PCB 008
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PCB 018
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PCB 028
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PCB 031
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PCB 033
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PCB 044
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PCB 049