Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination of Breeding Pools Utilized by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad, Peltophryne lemur

Table 2

Risk assessment for analyte concentrations by site.

Analyte	Risk quotient for; Tamarindo South	Risk quotient for; Tamarindo North	Risk quotient for; Atolladora	Water quality criteria (ug/L)	Note	Reference
Napthalene	<0.005	<0.005	<0.005	1	Freshwater, chronic	[28]
2-Methylnapthalene	<0.005	<0.005	<0.005	330	Freshwater, chronic	[3]
1-Methylnapthalene	<0.005	<0.005	<0.005	2.1	Freshwater, chronic	[29]
Biphenyl	<0.005	<0.005		14	Freshwater, chronic	[29]
Fluorene	<0.005		<0.005	3	Freshwater	[30]
Phenanthrene	<0.005	<0.005	<0.005	0.3	Freshwater, phototoxic	[28]
Anthracene	<0.005			.012	Freshwater	[30]
Fluoranthene	0.011	<0.005	<0.005	0.04	Freshwater	[30]
Pyrene	0.021	<0.005	<0.005	0.02	Freshwater, phototoxic	[28]
Benz[a]anthracene	0.022			0.004	Human	[31]
Chrysene	0.226			0.004	Human	[31]

Specific water quality criteria were not available for 2,3,5-trimethylnaphalene, C1-C2 naphthalenes, C1-3 dibenzothiophene, 1-methylphenanthrene, C1-3 phenanthrenes/anthracenes, C1-fluoranthenes/pyrenes, retene, and C1-2 chrysenes.