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Copper and Aquatic Life Criteria
Water Quality StandardsDivision of Water
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Nancy [email protected]
(907) 451-2726
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PART 1. INTRODUCTION
• Introduce Water Quality Standards• Alaska Water Quality Criteria for
Copper• EPA Guidelines for Deriving Water
Quality Criteria for Aquatic Organisms• Site Specific Criteria
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WHAT ARE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS?
Use + Criteria = Standard• Designated water uses
– Drinking, recreation, aquatic life & other uses– In Alaska, all waters protected for all uses
• Criteria are pollutant limits – can be either narrative or numeric
• The most stringent criteria becomes the WQS
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PART 2. COPPER CRITERIA FOR AQUATIC LIFE
• EPA, Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper –1984, 1985
• EPA, 1995 Updates: Water Quality Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life, 1996
• EPA, California Toxics Rule, 1997• EPA, Nationally Recommended WQ Criteria, 2006• DEC, Alaska Water Quality Criteria Manual For
Toxic and Other Deleterious Organic and Inorganic Substances, December 28, 2008
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COPPER CRITERIA FOR AQUATIC LIFE
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Hardness(mg/L)
Equation Criteria Value(μg/L)
50100200
e (0.9422 (ln 50) – 1.700) * 0.960e (0.9422 (ln 100) – 1.700) * 0.960e (0.9422 (ln 200) – 1.700) * 0.960
7.01326
Acute Criterion (dissolved)
= e (0.9422 (ln Hardness) – 1.700) * 0.960Freshwater
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COPPER CRITERIA FOR AQUATIC LIFE
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Hardness(mg/L)
Equation Criteria Value(μg/L)
50100200
e (0.8545 (ln 50) – 1.702) * 0.960e (0.8545 (ln 100) – 1.702) * 0.960e (0.8545 (ln 200) – 1.702) * 0.960
5.09.016
Chronic Criterion (dissolved)
= e (0.0.8545 (ln Hardness) – 1.702) * 0.960
Freshwater
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COPPER CRITERIA FOR AQUATIC LIFE
Marine Water
• Acute Criterion = 4.8 µg/l (dissolved)• Chronic Criterion = 3.1 µg/l (dissolved)
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COPPER CRITERIA FOR AQUATIC LIFE
• Acute toxicity - 43 genera @ 50 µg/l hardness• Chronic toxicity - 16 species• Toxicity decreases with increases in hardness,
alkalinity and total organic carbon• Fish and invertebrates seem equally sensitive• Plants also tested, not much bioconcentration• Sensitivity in saltwater species varies widely• Oysters can bioaccumulate up to 28,200 times
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PART 3. DERIVING AQUATIC LIFE CRITERIA
• EPA, Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses, 1985
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WATER QUALITY CRITERIA COMPONENTS
EPA Criteria are Composed of
• Magnitude,• Duration, and• Frequency
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The procedures described in the methodology indicate that, except possibly where a locally important species is very sensitive, freshwater aquatic organisms should not be affected unacceptably if the four-day averageconcentration of copper does not exceed the numerical value (in μg/L) given by the equation
CCC more than once every three years on the average and if the one-hour average concentration does not exceed numerical value (in μg/L) given by the equation
CMCmore than once every three years on the average.
FRESHWATER CRITERIASTATEMENT FOR COPPER
= e (0.9422 (ln Hardness) – 1.700) * 0.960
= e (0.0.8545 (ln Hardness) – 1.702) * 0.960
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THE CMC AND CCC
Acute Criterion: The criterion maximum concentration (CMC) is the highest instreamconcentration of a toxicant to which organisms can be exposed for a brief period of time without causing an unacceptable adverse acute effect.
Chronic Criterion: The criterion continuous concentration (CCC) is the highest instreamconcentration of a toxicant to which organisms can be exposed for longer time periods without causing an unacceptable adverse effect.
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AQUATIC TOXICITYDATA CONSIDERED
Toxicity data on aquatic animals, plants, bioconcentration/bioaccumulation studies are considered, however almost all criteria are based on animal studies.
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ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
96-hour LC50Concentration:
0.0 μg/L 13 μg/L 25 μg/L 50 μg/L 100 μg/L 200 μg/L
96-hr LC50 = 50 μg/L
Control 1 2 3 4 5
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Fathead Minnow Early Life Stage TestGrowth Measured as Length
CHRONIC TOXICITY DATA
0.0 μg/L 3.8 μg/L 7.5 μg/L 15 μg/L 30 μg/L 60 μg/L
Length:
40 mm 41 mm 38 mm 37 mm 25 mm 5 mm
Concentration:Control
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MINIMUM DATASET FOR FRESHWATER CRITERIA DERIVATION
SALMONID SECONDFISHFAMILY
CHORDATA
PLANKTONICCRUSTACEAN
BENTHIC CRUSTACEAN
INSECT ROTIFERA, ANNELIDA, MOLLUSCA
OTHERINSECT ORMOLLUSCA
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DATA FROM THE MOST SENSITIVE LIFE STAGES SHOULD BE USED
Most Sensitive
Egg
Larva
Adult
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FAV CALCULATION
Step 1.Calculate
SMAVs
Step 2.CalculateGMAVs
Step 3.Rank
GMAVs
Step 4.Calculate
FAVUsing 4Lowest GMAVs
SMAV Spp 1GMAV
FAV
RA
NK
1
N
FAV
1MOST
LEAST N
MOST
LEAST
SEN
SITI
VIT
Y
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SPECIES MEAN ACUTE VALUE (SMAV)
Daphnia magna EC50 25 μg/LDaphnia magna EC50 30 μg/LDaphnia magna EC50 35 μg/LDaphnia magna EC50 28 μg/L
SMAV = 29 μg/L
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GENUS MEAN ACUTEVALUE (GMAV)
Daphnia magna SMAV 29 μg/LDaphnia pulex SMAV 38 μg/LDaphnia ambigua SMAV 42 μg/L
GMAV = 36 μg/L
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GMAV SMAVRANK (μg/L) Species (μg/L)
4 100 Rainbow Trout, 100Oncorhynchus mykiss
3 36 Cladoceran, 42Daphnia ambiguaCladoceran, 38Daphnia pulexCladoceran, 29Daphnia magna
2 25 Amphipod, 25Gammarus pseudolimnaeus
1 19 Amphipod, 19Hyalella azteca
TABLE 3 - RANK GMAVS
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Aquatic Life WQC Calculation
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Rank Genus Mean Acute Values(GMAV) and Calculate the Percentileof Each Rank (100 R/(N+1))
Using the 4 Most Sensitive Genera, perform a Least Squares Regression of the GMAV2 (log values) on thePercentile Ranks (square roots)
Supporting Data for Criteria
0
20
40
60
80
100
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
Concentration (ug/L)
Rank
Per
cent
ile
GMAV
Chronic Endpoints
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CALCULATE CMC
• Toxicity Related to WQ Characteristic? Copper - Hardness, alkalinity, TOC
• Check Agreement within Species• Check Sensitive Life Stages• Calculate Species Mean Acute Values• Calculate Genus Mean Acute Values• Rank GMAVs• Calculate Cumulative Probability
• 5th percentile concentration, or•lowest 4 GMAV
• Calculate Final Acute Value• Divide by 2 for CMC
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ACUTE-CHRONIC RATIO (ACR)
The Acute-Chronic Ratio Is Used To Quantify the Difference in the Toxicities Observed in an Acute Test and a Chronic Test.
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CALCULATION OF FINAL CHRONIC VALUE FROM ACUTE-CHRONIC
RATIO1. Perform Acute and Chronic Testing Using Same Species in Same
Dilution Water2. Use Results to Calculate Acute-Chronic Ratios (ACR)
ACR =Acute Value
Chronic Value3. Develop a Final Acute-Chronic Ratio (FACR) by taking a
Geometric Mean of the appropriate Acute-Chronic Ratios4. Calculate the Final Chronic Value (FCV) using the Final
Acute-Chronic Ratio
FCV =Final Acute Value
FACR
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CALCULATE FINAL CHRONIC VALUE
Are Data Availablefrom 8 Families?
Calculate Species Mean Acute-Chronic Ratios
Do Ratios Fit Any of the4 Specified Cases in
Guidelines?
A Final Chronic Value Cannot Be Calculated
Is Toxicity Related to a WQ Characteristic?
Calculate Final Chronic Equation
Use Calculation of FAV Procedures To Calculate
Final Chronic Value
Calculate Final Chronic Value:
Final Acute ValueFinal Acute-Chronic
Ratio
No
No
NoYes Yes
Yes
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DEFAULT AVERAGING PERIOD
For Both Freshwater and Saltwater Aquatic Life Criteria:
CCCCMC
4-Day Average1-Hour Average
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FINAL REVIEW
• Are All Required Data Available?
• For Any Commercially or Recreationally Important Species, Is the Species Mean Acute Value Lower than the Final Acute Value?
• Are Chronic Values Available for Acutely SensitiveSpecies?
• Are There Any Deviations from the Guidelines?
• Are They Acceptable?
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AQUATIC LIFE CRITERIA: REVISIONS TO GUIDELINES
Near Term Products (2007):
• Kinetic modeling for addressing duration of exposure.
• Reevaluation of the allowable frequency recommendations.
Longer Term Efforts:• Extract more information from available data.
• Address priority mechanisms of action (e. g., EDCs).• Inject more realism into the evaluation of species sensitivity
distributions composed of a diversity of species and life-stages.
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PART 4. SITE-SPECIFIC CRITERIA
The Sensitivities of the Site-Species Differfrom the National Data Base
and/or
The Physical/Chemical Characteristics of the Site Alter the Bioavailability/Toxicity of the Pollutant
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THREE PROTOCOLS FOR DEVELOPING SITE-SPECIFIC
CRITERIA
1. Recalculation Procedure
2. Water-Effect Ratio Procedure
• Streamlined WER for Copper
3. Resident Species Procedure
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SITE-SPECIFIC CRITERIA PROCEDURES
Use Recalculation Procedure in Conjunction with Water-Effect Ratio Procedure or Use Resident Species Procedure
If Physical or Chemical Properties at Site
Affect Bioavailability
If Species at Site Are More or Less Sensitive
If Both of These Conditions Exist
Use Water-Effect Ratio Procedure or a
Streamlined WER
Use Recalculation Procedure
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MINIMUM DATASET FOR FRESHWATER CRITERIA DERIVATION
SALMONID SECONDFISHFAMILY
CHORDATA
PLANKTONICCRUSTACEAN
BENTHIC CRUSTACEAN
INSECT ROTIFERA, ANNELIDA, MOLLUSCA
OTHERINSECT ORMOLLUSCA
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WATER EFFECT RATIOS
Quantification of the Difference in Toxicities of the Test Material in Site Water as Compared To Lab Water
Site-Specific Criteria = WER x National Criteria
Site Water Toxicity Concentration
Lab Water Toxicity ConcentrationWER =
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EPA 2007 COPPER CRITERIABIOTIC LIGAND MODEL (BLM)
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BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL: WHAT DOES IT DO?
• Complements the existing Guideline procedures.• Provides a way to account for the effect of water
chemistry, in addition to hardness, on metal bioavailability and toxicity, i.e. hardness, pH and dissolved organic carbon are used for BLM.
• Should lead to an improved capability to assess the potential for adverse effects to aquatic biota.
• Limited data available for BLM may make this type of criteria derivation difficult to implement.36