Dioxin and Heavy Metal Sampling in Perdido Bay Sediments
In 2014, Dioxin was analyzed using EPA method 8290A by SGS Lab in Willington, N.C. Click for whole reportDATE | Location of Sample | Dioxin (Parts per Trillion - PPT) | Arsenic (Parts per Million - PPM) |
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State target clean-up value | Florida | 7 PPT | 0.8 PPM |
July 1995 | Lower Bay | 14.74 PPT | Not Avail. |
September 6, 1999 | Center of Upper Bay | 0.76 PPT | Not Avail |
September 6, 1999 | Bay off Spanish Cove | 0.13 PPT | Not Avail |
September 6, 1999 | Mid Bay just South of Tarkiln Point | 0.57 PPT | Not Avail |
February 23, 2003 | Center of Upper Bay | 33.3 PPT | 4.1 PPM |
December 28, 2004 | A beach in Upper Bay | 23.2 PPT | 5.1 |
December 30, 2004 | Muck washed into Driveway by Hurricane | 31.3 PPT | 16 PPM |
February 6, 2005 | Muck from Lillian, AL | 27.4 PPT | 20 PPM |
February 6, 2005 | Muck south of 98 Bridge | 9.12 PPT | Not available |
February 6, 2005 | Bay Forest Subdivision | 18.0 PPT | Not available |
February 6, 2005 | Sample from bottom of Perdido Bay | 22.1 PPT | 16 PPM |
November 9, 2014 | Sample from sediment in Tee Lake | 7.1 PPT | Not available |
DATE | Location of Sample | Dioxin (Parts per Trillion - PPT) | Arsenic (Parts per Million - PPM) |
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Maximum Safe level for eating | Florida | 0.098 PPT | 0.8 PPM |
August 20, 2007 | Upper Perdido Bay | 0.551 PPT | 2.0 PPM |