Table 3.4.1. Risk-based EPA advisory guidelines for recreational fishers 3 
Metals pg/g 
Concentration Range 0 
Health Endpoint 
Arsenic (inorganic) 0 
3.5-7.0 
Non-cancer 
Cadmium 
0.35-0.70 
Non-cancer 
Mercury (methyl) d 
0.12-0.23 
Non-cancer 
Selenium 
5.9-12.0 
Non-cancer 
Organics ng/g 
Chlordane 
590-1200 
Non-cancer 
DDT (total) 
59-120 
Non-cancer 
Dieldrin 
59-120 
Non-cancer 
Endosulfan 
7000-14000 
Non-cancer 
Endrin 
350-700 
Non-cancer 
Heptachlor Epoxide 
15-31 
Non-cancer 
Hexachlorobenzene 
940-1900 
Non-cancer 
Lindane 
350-700 
Non-cancer 
Mi rex 
230-470 
Non-cancer 
Toxaphene 
290-590 
Non-cancer 
PCB (total) 
a 1-.. 1 1 l-n A AAAAI 
23-47 
Non-cancer 
3 From U.S. EPA 2000b 
L 
Range of concentrations associated with non-cancer health endpoint risk for 
consumption of four 8-oz meals per month 
c Inorganic arsenic estimated as 2% of total arsenic 
d U.S. EPA 2000b recommends analyzing for total mercury with the use of a 
conservative assumption that all mercury is present as methylmercury, and thus 
comparison is made to the methylmercury risk based guideline. 
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