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Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Chlorophenols

INTERIM AQUATIC LIFE TOXICITY GUIDELINES* FOR CHLOROPHENOLS


(calculated in µg/L, at 10°C*, from pH 5.7 to pH 9.2)

Chlorophenol
Congeners
pH 5.7
pH 6.2
pH 6.7
pH 7.2
pH 7.7
pH 8.2
pH 8.7
pH 9.2
2-MCP
3.9
6.4
11
17
29
48
79
130
3-MCP
3.4
5.6
9.3
15
25
42
70
115
4-MCP
1.7
2.9
4.8
7.8
13
22
36
59
2,3-DCP
1.1
1.8
3.1
5.1
8.3
14
23
38
2,4-DCP
0.6
1.0
1.6
2.6
4.3
7.2
12
20
2,5-DCP
0.5
0.8
1.4
2.3
3.7
6.2
10
17
2,6-DCP
2.0
3.3
5.5
9.1
15
25
41
68
3,4-DCP
0.6
1.0
1.6
2.7
4.4
7.4
12
20
3,5-DCP
0.5
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.4
5.6
9.2
15
2,3,4-TCP
0.5
0.8
1.3
2.2
3.6
6.0
9.9
16
2,3,5-TCP
0.5
0.8
1.3
2.2
3.7
6.1
10
17
2,3,6-TCP
1.6
2.6
4.4
7.2
12
20
33
54
2,4,5-TCP
0.5
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.3
5.6
9.2
15
2,4,6-TCP
1.2
1.9
3.2
5.3
8.8
15
24
40
3,4,5-TCP
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.9
1.4
2.4
3.9
6.4
2,3,4,5-TTCP
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.7
2.8
4.7
7.8
13
2,3,4,6-TTCP
1.1
1.8
2.9
4.9
8.0
13
22
36
2,3,5,6-TTCP
0.5
0.8
1.3
2.2
3.6
6.1
10
17
2,3,4,5,6-PCP
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.4
5.5

multiply the table values by 2 at 0°C and by 0.5 at 20°C

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