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   (5)  Wildlife criteria. Wildlife criteria will be developed for the BCCs in the Great Lakes System using methodologies contained in the Great Lakes guidance in 40 CFR Part 132, Appendix D (relating to Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative methodology for the development of wildlife criteria). The wildlife criteria are contained in the following table:

GREAT LAKES WILDLIFE CRITERIA TABLE

PP	CHEMICAL	CRITERION
NO.	NAME	(ug/L)
7-9P	DDT & METABOLITES	0.000011
8M	MERCURY	0.0013
18-24P	PCBs (TOTAL)	0.00012
PP	2,3,7,8-TCDD	3.1 E-9

   (6)  Additional requirements. Additivity of toxic effects for cholorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and chlorinated dibenzofurans will be accounted for under 40 CFR Part 132, Appendix F, Procedure 4 (relating to Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative implementation procedures).

   (c)  Minimum protections. The Department will follow guidance that is as protective as the final water quality guidance for the Great Lakes System in 40 FR 15366 (March 23, 1995), as updated and amended.

§ 16.102.  Approved EPA Analytical Methods and Detection Limits.

   (a)  Appendix A, Table 2 contains the following data elements and is to be used as follows:

   (1)  Parameter + (CAS) is the chemical name preceded by an alphanumeric code for the priority pollutants. Other inorganics (metals) listed on the application form have also been included. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, a unique chemical identifier, is also listed for completeness of identification. The CAS number should always be verified to ensure proper identification, particularly with chemicals with ambiguous or unfamiliar names, or both.

   (2)  Method number + (description) includes the approved EPA procedures by identifying number and an abbreviated description of each. The methods are detailed in one or more of the following sources:

   (i)  Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, EPA 600/4-79-020, Revised March 1984.

   (ii)  40 CFR Part 136 (relating to guidelines establishing test procedures). The EPA provides a list of still other sources for these methods in 40 CFR Part 136. Methods that were not developed by the EPA, that is, have no EPA identifying method number, but are approved by the EPA for use in NPDES related analyses are marked with an asterisk (*) in Appendix A, Table 2.

   (iii)  Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition, APHA-AWWA-JWPCF, 1998.

   (iv)  Hach Handbook of Wastewater Analysis, Hach Chemical Company, 1979.

   (v)  Direct Current Plasma (DCP) Optical Emission Spectrometric Method for Trace Elemental Analysis of Water and Wastes, Method AES0029. Applied Research Laboratories, Inc., 1986--Revised 1991, Fison Instruments, Inc.

   (vi)  ASTM Annual Book of Standards, Section 11, Water. American Society for Testing and Materials, 1991.

   (3)  MDL is the method detection limit for each chemical for each method. The MDL is defined as the minimum concentration that can be measured and reported with 99% confidence that the value is above zero--that is, something is really there. The MDL concentrations listed were obtained using reagent water. Similar results were achieved using representative wastewaters. The MDL achieved in a given analysis will vary depending on instrument sensitivity and matrix effects.

   (i)  When MDLs are not available, detection limits based on other criteria, such as instrument signal to noise ratios, are included in Appendix A, Table 3 Detection limits for metals are generally instrument detection limits.

   (ii)  For any pollutant with an effluent limitation below the method detection limit, the permittee is expected to generally achieve the detection limit of the most sensitive method that is below detection available.

   (iii)  If two approved analytical methods for the same parameter have detection limits that differ by less than 1 ug/l or a factor of 2 (whichever is greater), the permit may be written designating either method as acceptable. The permittee also has the option of using an alternate method approved by the Department and the EPA that the permittee selects as long as he achieves the level of detection of the cited method or the numerical water quality-based limit.

   (iv)  The primary source for detection limits in Appendix A, Table 2 is EPA MDL studies. However, when the EPA has not performed an MDL study or reported the detection limit, other sources--particularly, Standard Methods--are consulted. When there is no literature on detection limit, the Department's Bureau of Laboratories may be asked to determine the detection limit based on an MDL study.

   (4)  Permittees will be required to meet the detection limits listed in Appendix A, Table 2. If the detection limit is not listed, a permittee shall develop a detection limit using an MDL study.

   (5)  When permittees cannot meet a listed detection limit, they may be granted case-specific MDLs if they submit complete documentation demonstrating a matrix effect in their particular effluent. The permittees shall follow the procedure for determining MDLs published as Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 136 (relating to guidelines establishing test procedures). The Bureau of Laboratories will evaluate the data and advise the regional office of their decision.

   (b)  Appendix A, Table 3 gives a more detailed description of the EPA 600-series of analytical procedures for organic pollutants. Further detail is contained in 40 CFR Part 136.

APPENDIX A

TABLE 1

WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES

			Fish and Aquatic Life Criteria		Human
			Criteria Continuous	Criteria Maximum	Health
PP	Chemical	CAS	Concentrations	Concentration	Criteria
NO	Name	Number	(ug/L)	(ug/L)	(ug/L)
1M	Antimony	07440360	220	1100	14	H
2M	Arsenic	07440382	150 (As3+)	340 (As3+)	50	H
3M	Beryllium	07440417	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
4M	Cadmium	07440439	*{1.101672-(In[H]x0.041838)}x	*{1.136672-(In[H]x0.041838)}x	N/A
			Exp(0.7852xIn[H]-2.715)	Exp(1.128xIn[H]-3.6867)		-
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=2.2)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=4.3)
5M	Chromium, III	16065831)	*0.860xExp(0.819xIn[H]+0.6848)	*0.316Exp(0.819xIn[H]+3.7256)	N/A	-
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=74)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=570)
5M	Chromium VI	18540299	*10	*16	N/A	-
6M	Copper	07440508	0.960xExp(0.8545xIn[H]-1.702)	0.960xExp(0.9422xIn[H]-1.700)	N/A	-
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=9.0)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=13)
7M	Lead	07439921	*{1.46203-(In[H]x0.145712)}x	*{1.46203-(In[H]x0.145712)}x	N/A	-
			Exp(1.273xIn[H]-4.705)	Exp(1.273xIn[H]-1.460)
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=2.5)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=65)
8M	Mercury	07439976	*0.77 (Hg2+)	*1.4 (Hg2+)	0.05	H
9m	Nickel	07440020	0.997xExp(0.846xIn[H]+0.0584)	0.998xExp(0.846xIn[H]+2.255)	610	H
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=52)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=470)
10M	Selenium	07782492	*4.6	N/A	N/A	-
11M	Silver	07440224	N/A	*0.850xExp(1.72xIn[H]-6.520)	N/A	-
				(ex:  @H=100, CMC=3.5)
12M	Thallium	07440280	13	65	1.7	H
13M	Zinc	07440666	0.986xExp(0.8473xIn[H]+0.884)	0.978xExp(0.8473xIn[H]+0.884)
			(ex:  @H=100, CCC=120)	(ex:  @H=100, CMC=120)
14M	Cyanide, Free	00057125	5.2	22	700	H
1A	2-Chlorophenol	00095578	110	560	120	H
2A	2,4-Dichloro- phenol	00120832	340	1700	93	H
3A	2,4-Dimethyl- phenol	00105679	130	660	540	H
4A	4,6-Dinitro-o- Cresol	00534521	16	80	13.4	H
5A	2,4-Dinitro- phenol	00051285	130	660	70	H
6A	2-Nitrophenol	00088755	1600	8000	N/A	-
7A	4-Nitrophenol	00100027	470	2300	N/A	-
8A	p-Chloro-m- Cresol	00059507	30	160	N/A	-
9A	Pentachloro- phenol	00087865	Exp(1.005x[pH]-5.134)	Exp(1.005x[pH]-4.869)	0.28	CRL
			@pH=  6.5   7.8   9.0	@pH=  6.5   7.8   9.0
			Crit=  4.1   15   50	Crit=  5.3   19   65
10A	Phenol	00108952	N/A	N/A	21000	H
11A	2,4,6-Trichloro- phenol	00088062	91	460	2.1	CRL
1V	Acrolein	00107028	1	5	320	H
2V	Acrylonitrile	00107131	130	650	0.059	CRL
3V	Benzene	00071432	130	640	1.2	CRL
5V	Bromoform	00075252	370	1800	4.3	CRL
6V	Carbon Tetrachloride	00056235	560	2800	0.25	CRL
7V	Chloro- benzene	00108907	240	1200	680	H
8V	Chlorodibromo- methane	00124481	N/A	N/A	0.41	CRL
9V	Chloroethane	00075003	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
10V	2-Chloroethyl Vinyl Ether	00110758	3500	18,000	N/A	-
11V	Chloroform	00067663	390	1900	5.7	CRL
12V	Dichlorobromo- methane	00075274	N/A	N/A	0.56	CRL
14V	1,1-Dichloro- ethane	00075343	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
15V	1,2-Dichloro- ethane	00107062	3100	15,000	0.38	CRL
16V	1,1-Dichloro- ethylene	00075354	1500	7500	0.057	CRL
17V	1,2-Dichloro- propane	00078875	2200	11,000	N/A	-
18V	1,3-Dichloro- propylene	00542756	61	310	10	H
19V	Ethylbenzene	00100414	580	2900	3100	H
20V	Methyl Bromide	00074839	110	550	48	H
21V	Methyl Chloride	0074873	5500	28,000	N/A	-
22V	Methylene Chloride	00075092	2400	12,000	4.7	CRL
23V	1,1,2,2-Tetra- chloroethane	00079345	210	1000	0.17	CRL
24V	Tetrachloro- Ethylene	00127184	140	700	0.8	CRL
25V	Toluene	00108883	330	1700	6800	H
26V	1,2-trans- Dichloro- Ethylene	00156605	1400	6800	700	H
27V	1,1,1-Trichloro- ethane	00071556	610	3000	N/A
28V	1,1,2-Trichloro- ethane	00079005	680	3400	0.60	CRL
29V	Trichloro- ethylene	00079016	450	2300	2.7	CRL
31V	Vinyl Chloride	00075014	N/A	N/A	2	CRL
1B	Acenaphthene	00083329	17	83	1200	H
2B	Acenaphthylene	00208968	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
3B	Anthracene	00120127	N/A	N/A	9600	H
4B	Benzidine	00092875	59	300	0.00012	CRL
5B	Benzo(a)- Anthracene	00056553	0.1	0.5	0.0044	CRL
6B	Benzo(a)Pyrene	00050328	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
7B	3,4-Benzo- Fluoranthene	00205992	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
8B	Benzo(ghi)- Perylene	00191242	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
9B	Benzo(k)- Fluoranthene	00207089	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
10B	Bis(2-Chloro- ethoxy)Methane	00111911	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
11B	Bis(2-Chloro- ethyl)Ether	00111444	6000	30,000	0.031	CRL
12B	Bis(2-Chloro- Isopropyl)Ether	39638329	N/A	N/A	1400	H
13B	Bis(2-Ethyl- hexyl)phthalate	00117817	910	4500	1.8	CRL
14B	4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether	00101553	54	270	N/A	-
15B	Butylbenzyl Phthalate	00085687	35	140	300	H
16B	2-Chloro- Naphthalene	00091587	N/A	N/A	1700	H
17B	4-Chlorophenyl Phyenyl Ether	07005723	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
18B	Chrysene	00218019	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
19B	Dibenzo(a,h)- Anthracene	00053703	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
20B	1,2-Dichloro- Benzene	00095501	160	820	2700 for dichloro- benzene	H
21B	1,3-Dichloro- Benzene	00541731	69	350	See 20B	H
22B	1,4-Dichloro- Benzene	00106467	150	730	See 20B	H
23B	3,3'-Dichloro- Benzidine	00091941	N/A	N/A	0.04	CRL
24B	Diethyl Phthalate	00084662	800	4000	23,000	H
25B	Dimethyl Phthalate	00131113	500	2500	313,000	H
26B	Di-N-Butyl Phthalate	00084742	21	110	2700	H
27B	2,4-Dinitro- toluene	00121142	320	1600	0.05 for dinitro- toluene	CRL
28B	2,6-Dinitro- toluene	00606202	200	990	See 27B	CRL
29B	Di-N-Octyl Phthalate	00117840	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
30B	1,2-Diphenyl- Hydrazine	00122667	3	15	0.04	CRL
31B	Fluoranthene	00206440	40	200	300	H
32B	Fluorene	00086737	N/A	N/A	1300	H
33B	Hexachloro- benzene	00118741	N/A	N/A	0.00075	CRL
34B	Hexachloro- butadiene	00087683	2	10	0.44	CRL
35B	Hexachloro- cyclopentadiene	00077474	1	5	240	H
36B	Hexachloro- Ethane	00067721	12	60	1.9	CRL
37B	Indeno(1,2,3- cd)Pyrene	00193395	N/A	N/A	0.0044	CRL
38B	Isophorone	00078591	2100	10,000	36	H
39B	Naphthalene	00091203	43	140	N/A	-
40B	Nitrobenzene	00098953	810	4000	17	H
41B	N-Nitroso- Dimethylamine	00062759	3400	17,000	0.00069	CRL
42B	N-Nitrosodi-N- Propylamine	00621647	N/A	N/A	0.005	CRL
43B	N-Nitroso- Diphenylamine	00086306	59	300	5	CRL
44B	Phenanthrene	00085018	1	5	N/A	-
45B	Pyrene	00129000	N/A	N/A	960	H
46B	1,2,4-Trichloro- benzene	00120821	26	130	330	H
1P	Aldrin	00309002	0.1	3	0.00013	CRL
2P	alpha-BHC	00319846	N/A	N/A	0.0039	CRL
3P	beta-BHC	00319857	N/A	N/A	0.014	CRL
4P	gamma-BHC (Lindane)	00058899	N/A	0.95	0.019	CRL
5P	delta-BHC	00319868	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
6P	Chlordane	00057749	0.0043	2.4	0.0021	CRL
7P	4,4'-DDT	00050293	0.0001	1.1	0.00059	CRL
8P	4,4'-DDE	00072559	0.001	1.1	0.00059	CRL
9P	4,4'-DDD	00072548	0.001	1.1	0.00083	CRL
10P	Dieldrin	00060571	0.056	0.24	0.00014	CRL
11P	alpha-Endosul- fan	00959988	0.056	0.22	110 for endosulfan	H
12P	beta-Endosulfan	33213659	0.056	0.22	See 11P	H
13P	Endosulfan Sulfate	01031078	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
14P	Endrin	00072208	0.036	0.086	0.76	H
15P	Endrin Aldehyde	07421934	N/A	N/A	0.76	-
16P	Heptachlor	00076448	0.0038	0.52	0.00021	CRL
17P	Heptachlor Epoxide	01024573	0.0038	0.5	0.0001	CRL
18P	PCB-1242	53469219	0.014	N/A	0.000044 for PCBs	CRL
19P	PCB-1254	11097691	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
20P	PCB-1221	11104282	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
21P	PCB-1232	11141165	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
22P	PCB-1248	12672296	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
23P	PCB-1260	11096825	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
24P	PCB-1016	12674112	0.014	N/A	See 18P	CRL
25P	Toxaphene	08001352	0.0002	0.73	0.00073	CRL
PP	2,3,7,8-TCDD	01746016	N/A	N/A	1.3 E-8	CRL
--	Aluminum	07429905	N/A	750	N/A	-
--	Barium	07440393	4100	21,000	2400	H
--	Boron	07440428	1600	8100	3100	H
--	Cobalt	07440484	19	95	N/A	-
--	Lithium	07439932	N/A	N/A	N/A	-
--	Vanadium	07440622	100	510	N/A	-
--	Acetone	00067641	86,000	450,000	3500	H
--	p-Cresol	00106445	160	800	N/A	-
--	2-Hexanone	00591786	4300	21,000	N/A	-
--	Methylethyl Ketone	00078933	32,000	230,000	21,000	H
--	Methylisobutyl Ketone	00108101	5000	26,000	N/A	-
--	I-Propanol	00071238	46,000	230,000	N/A	-
--	2-Propanol	00067630	89,000	440,000	N/A	-
--	1,2,3-Trichloro- Propane	00096184	N/A	N/A	210	H
--	Xylene	01330207	210	1100	70,000	H
--	Formaldehyde	00050000	440	2200	700	H

APPENDIX A

TABLE 1

WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES

Acronyms and Footnotes to Table 1

* Indicates dissolved metal criterion; others are total recoverable metals. Each listed dissolved criterion in Table 1 is equal to the corresponding total recoverable criterion before rounding (from the EPA National Ambient Water Quality Criteria Documents) multiplied by the conversion factor (from the Conversions Factors Table); a criterion that is expressed as a hardness (H)-based equation is shown in Table 1 as the conversion factor (listed) multiplied by the hardness criterion equation; an example criterion at hardness=100 mg/l is included.

H- Threshold effect human health criterion; incorporates additional uncertainly factor for some Group C carcinogens.
CRL- Cancer risk level at 1 x 10^-6
InH- National Logarithm of the Hardness of stream at mg/l CaCO₃
N/A- Insufficient data to develop criterion.

*      *      *      *      *

TABLE 2

APPROVED EPA ANALYTICAL METHODS AND DETECTION LIMITS: INORGANICS

Parameter (CAS)	Method Number	Detection Limit
	(Description)	(ug/L)
	*Source
-      Aluminum	202.1 (AA, flame)	100

*      *      *      *      *

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-2028. Filed for public inspection November 17, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]

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