Table 3.
Percentage of guideline exceedances (interim sediment quality guidelines) of polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exceedances (%) for sites with long‐term records from the minable region; data published in Evans et al. (2016), available from http://www.ramp-alberta.org/RAMP.aspx
| PAH | 1998–2015 | 2002–2015 | 2000–2015 | 1997–2015 | 2006–2015 | 2000–2015 | 2003–2015 | 2008–2015 | 1997–2015 | 1998–2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELR‐D1 | FIR‐D1 | FOC‐D1 | JAC‐D1 | JAC‐D2 | MUR‐D2 | MUR‐D3 | BER‐D2 | POC‐D1 | TAR‐D1 | |
| Acenaphthene | 15.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.38 |
| Acenaphthylene | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Anthracene | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Benz(a)anthracene | 15.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.38 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 7.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.38 |
| Chrysene | 100.00 | 12.50 | 72.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 30.77 |
| Dibenz(a,h)anthracene | 46.15 | 12.50 | 54.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.18 | 30.77 |
| Fluoranthene | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fluorene | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Naphthalene | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Phenanthrene | 15.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.09 | 23.08 |
| Pyrene | 38.46 | 0.00 | 9.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Note: Site locations are shown in Figure S1.