N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1703.21
(a) Unless naturally occurring or allowed under Env-Wq 1707, all surface waters shall be free from toxic substances or chemical constituents in concentrations or combinations that:
(2) Persist in the environment or accumulate in aquatic organisms to levels that result in harmful concentrations in:
(b) Unless allowed under Env-Wq 1707 or naturally occurring, concentrations of toxic substances in all surface waters shall not exceed the recommended safe exposure levels of the most sensitive surface water use shown in Table 1703-1, subject to the notes in Env-Wq 1703.22, as follows:
Table 1703-01: Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Substances
CAS Number
Chemical Name
Protection of Aquatic Life Concentration in micrograms per liter (μg/L)v
Protection of Human Health Units per Liter
Fresh Acute Criteria
Fresh Chronic Criteria
Marine Acute Criteria
Marine Chronic Criteria
Water & Fish Ingestion
Fish Consumption Only
83-32-9
Acenaphthene
1,700
520
970
710
20 μg j
20 μg j
107-02-8
Acrolein
3
3
55
--
3 μg
400 μg
107-13-1
Acrylonitrile
7,550
2,600
--
--
0.061 μg c
7 μg c
15972-60-8
Alachlor (Lasso)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
116-06-3
Aldicarb (Temik)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1646-87-3
Aldicarb sulfoxide
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1646-88-4
Aldicarb sulfone(aldoxycarb)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
309-00-2
Aldrin
3.0 k
--
1.3 k
--
0.0007 ng c
0.0007 ng c
N/A
Alkalinity
--
20,000 u
--
--
--
--
7429-90-5
Aluminum
750 s
87 s
--
--
--
--
7664-41-7
Ammonia a
Note a
Note a
Note a
Note a
--
--
62-53-3
Aniline
28
14
77
37
--
--
120-12-7
Anthracene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
300 μg
400 μg
7440-36-0
Antimony
9,000
1,600
--
--
5.6 μg
640 μg
7440-38-2
Arsenic
340 d, i
150 d, i
69 d, i
36 d, i
0.19/0.18 μg b, c, w
4.1/2.2 μg b, c, w
1332-21-4
Asbestos
--
--
--
--
7,000,000 fibres c
--
1912-24-9
Atrazine (Atranex, Crisazine)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
7440-39-3
Barium
--
--
--
--
1.0 mg
--
71-43-2
Benzene
5,300
--
5,100
700
2.1 μg c
58 μg c
92-87-5
Benzidine
2,500
--
--
--
0.14 ng c
11 ng c
56-55-3
Benzo(a) Anthracene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.0012 μg c
0.0013 μg c
50-32-8
Benzo(a) Pyrene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.00012 μg c
0.00013 μg c
205-99-2
Benzo(b) Fluoranthene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.0012 μg c
0.0013 μg c
192-97-2
Benzo(e) Pyrene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
--
--
191-24-2
Benzo(g,h,i) Perylene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
--
--
205-82-3
Benzo(j) Fluoranthene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
--
--
207-08-9
Benzo(k) Fluoranthene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.012 μg c
0.013 μg c
7440-41-7
Beryllium
130
5.3
--
--
Note l
--
608-73-1
BHC (Hexachloro-cyclohexane)
100 ek
--
0.34 ek
--
(see individual compounds)
319-84-6
alpha-BHC
(see BHC (Hexachloro-cyclohexane))
0.36 ng c
0.39 ng c
319-85-7
beta-BHC
(see BHC (Hexachloro-cyclohexane))
8 ng c
14 ng c
319-86-8
delta-BHC
(see BHC (Hexachloro-cyclohexane))
0.0123 μg
0.0414 μg
58-89-9
gamma-BHC (Lindane)
0.95
0.08 k
0.16 k
--
4.2 μg l
4.4 μg
608-73-1
technical-BHC
(see Hexachlorocyclo-hexane-(Technical))
(see Hexachlorocyclo-hexane-(Technical))
111-91-1
Bis (2-Chloroethoxy) methane
(see Chloroalkyl ethers)
--
--
111-44-4
Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Ether
(see Chloroalkyl ethers)
0.03 μg c
2.2 μg c
108-60-1
Bis (2-Chloroiso- propyl) ether
(see Chloroalkyl ethers)
200 μg
4,000 μg
117-81-7
Bis (2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
(see Phthalate esters)
0.32 μg c
0.37 μg c
75-25-2
Bromoform
(see Halomethanes)
7 μg c
120 μg c
101-55-3
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
(see Haloethers)
--
--
85-68-7
Butyl benzyl phthalate
(see Phthalate esters)
0.1 μgc
0.1 μgc
7440-43-9
Cadmium i
0.39 f, d
0.21 f, d
33 d
7.9 d
Note 1
--
63-25-2
Carbaryl
2.1
2.1
1.6
--
--
--
1563-66-2
Carbofuran (Furadon, 4F)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
56-23-5
Carbon Tetrachloride
35,200
--
50,000
--
0.4 μg c
5 μg c
57-74-9
Chlordane
2.4 k
0.0043 k
0.09 k
0.004 k
0.31 ng c
0.32 ng c
N/A
Chlorinated benzenes
250 e
50 e
160 e
129 e
(see individual compounds)
108-90-7
Chlorobenzene
(See Chlorinated benzenes)
20 μg j
20 μg j
16887-00-6
Chlorides
860,000
230,000
--
--
--
--
70776-03-3
Chlorinated naphthalenes
1,600e
--
7.5e
--
(see individual compounds)
7782-50-5
Chlorine
19
11
13
7.5
Note 1
--
10049-04-4
Chlorine Dioxide, as ClO2
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
N/A
Chloroalkyl ethers
238,000e
--
--
--
(see individual compounds)
10599-90-3
Chloramines, as Cl2
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
111-44-4
Chloroethyl ether (Bis-2)
(see Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Ether)
(see Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Ether)
110-75-8
Chloroethyl vinyl ether-2
(see Chloroalkyl ethers)
--
--
124-48-1
Chlorodibromomethane
(see Halomethanes)
0.8 μg c
21 μg c
111-91-1
Chloroethoxy methane (Bis-2)
(see Bis (2-Chloroethoxy) methane)
(see Bis (2-Chloroethoxy) methane)
67-66-3
Chloroform
28,900
1,240
(see Halomethanes)
60 μg c
2,000 μg c
108-60-1
Chloroisopropyl ether (Bis-2)
(see Bis (2-Chloroisopropyl) ether)
(see Bis (2-Chloroisopropyl) ether)
59-50-7
p-Chloro-m-cresol
(see 3-Methyl-4-chlorophenol)
(see 3-Methyl-4-chlorophenol)
542-88-1
Chloromethyl ether (Bis)
(see Chloroalkyl ethers)
0.15 ng c
17 ng c
91-58-7
Chloronaphthalene 2
(see Chlorinated naphthalenes)
800 μg
1,000 μg
95-57-8
Chlorophenol 2
4,380
2,000
--
--
0.1 μg j
0.1 μg j
108-43-0
Chlorophenol 3
--
--
--
--
0.1 μg j
0.1 μg j
106-48-9
Chlorophenol 4
--
--
29,700
--
0.1 μg j
0.1 μg j
93-72-1
Chlorophenoxy herbicides (2,4,5-TP)
--
--
--
--
100 μg l
400 μg
94-75-7
Chlorophenoxy herbicides (2,4-D)
--
--
--
--
1,300 μg l
12,000 μg
7005-72-3
Chlorophenyl phenyl ether 4
(see Haloethers)
--
--
2921-88-2
Chlorpyrifos
0.083
0.041
0.011
0.0056
--
--
59-50-7
Chloro-4 Methyl-3 Phenol
(see 3-Methyl-4-chlorophenol)
(see 3-Methyl-4-chlorophenol)
18540-29-9
Chromium+6
16 d, i
11 d, i
1,100 d, i
50 d, i
Note l
--
16065-83-1
Chromium+3
152 f, d, i
19.8 f, d ,i
10300
--
Note l
--
218-01-9
Chrysene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.12 μg c
0.13 μg c
7440-50-8
Copper i
2.9 f, d
2.3 f, d
4.8 d
3.1 d
1,000 μg j
1,000 μg j
57-12-5
Cyanide
22m
5.2m
1.0m
1.0m
4 μg q
400 μg q
72-55-9
DDE(4,4')
1050
--
14
--
0.018 ng c
0.018 ng c
72-54-8
DDD(4,4')
0.6
--
3.6
--
0.12 ng c
0.12 ng c
50-29-3
DDT(4,4')
1.1k, t
0.001k, t
0.13k, t
0.001k, t
0.03 ng c
0.03 ng c
75-99-0
Dalapon
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
8065-48-3
Demeton
--
0.1
--
0.1
--
--
333-41-5
Diazinon
0.17
0.17
0.82
0.82
--
--
53-70-3
Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.12 ng c
0.13 ngc
96-12-8
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
84-74-2
Dibutyl Phthalate
(see Di-n-butyl Phthalate)
(see Di-n-butyl Phthalate)
N/A
Dichlorobenzenes
1,120e
763e
1,970e
--
(see individual compounds)
95-50-1
Dichlorobenzene(1,2)
(see Dichlorobenzenes)
1,000 μg l
3,000 μg
541-73-1
Dichlorobenzene(1,3)
(see Dichlorobenzenes)
7 μg
10 μg
106-46-7
Dichlorobenzene(1,4)
(see Dichlorobenzenes)
300 μg l
900 μg
91-94-1
Dichlorobenzidine(3,3')
--
--
--
--
0.049 μg c
0.15 μg c
75-27-4
Dichlorobromomethane
(see Halomethanes)
0.95 μg c
27 μg c
75-71-8
Dichlorodifluoromethane
(see Halomethanes)
6.9 mg c
570 mg c
107-06-2
Dichloroethane(1,2)
118,000
20,000
113,000
--
9.9 μg c, l
650 μg c
25323-30-2
Dichloroethylenes
11,600 e
--
224,000 e
--
(see individual compounds)
75-35-4
Dichloroethylene(1,1)
(see Dichloroethylenes)
300 μg l
20,000 μg
156-59-2
Dichloroethylene (1,2-cis)
--
--
--
--(see Dichloroethylenes)
Note l
--
156-60-5
Dichloroethylene (1,2-Trans)
(see Dichloroethylenes)
100 μg l
4,000 μg
576-24-9
Dichlorophenol(2,3)
--
--
--
--
0.04 μg j
0.04 μg j
120-83-2
Dichlorophenol(2,4)
2020
365
--
--
0.3 μg j
0.3 μg j
583-78-8
Dichlorophenol(2,5)
--
--
--
--
0.5 μg j
0.5 μg j
87-65-0
Dichlorophenol(2,6)
--
--
--
--
0.2 μg j
0.2 μg j
95-77-2
Dichlorophenol(3,4)
--
--
--
--
0.3 μg j
0.3 μg j
26638-19-7
Dichloropropanes
23,000 e
5,700 e
10,300 e
3,040 e
(see individual compounds)
78-87-5
Dichloropropane(1,2)
(see Dichloropropanes)
0.9 μg c
31 μg c
26952-23-8
Dichloropropenes
6,060 e
244 e
790 e
--
(see individual compounds)
542-75-6
Dichloropropene(1,3)
(see Dichloropropenes)
0.27 μg c
12 μg c
60-57-1
Dieldrin
0.24
0.056k
0.71k
0.0019k
0.0012 ng c
0.0012 ng c
84-66-2
Diethyl Phthalate
--
--
--
--
600 μg
600 μg
105-67-9
Dimethyl Phenol(2,4)
1,300
530
270
110
100 μg
400 μg j
131-11-3
Dimethyl Phthalate
(see Phthalate esters)
2,000 μg
2,000 μg
84-74-2
Di-n-butyl Phthalate
(see Phthalate esters)
20 μg
30 μg
N/A
Dinitrotoluenes
330 e
230 e
590 e
370 e
(see individual compounds)
121-14-2
Dinitrotoluene(2,4)
(see Dinitrotoluenes)
0.049 μg c
1.7 μg c
606-20-2
Dinitrotoluene(2,6)
(see Dinitrotoluenes)
--
--
534-52-1
Dinitro-o-cresol (4,6)
(see 2 Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol)
(see 2 Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol)
25550-58-7
Dinitrophenols
(see Nitrophenols)
10 μg
1,000 μg
51-28-5
Dinitrophenol(2,4)
(see Nitrophenols)
10 μg
300 μg
117-84-0
Di-n-octyl phthalate
(see Phthalate esters)
--
--
88-85-7
Dinoseb
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
85-00-7
Diquat
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1746-01-6
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)
--
--
--
--
0.000005 ng c
0.0000051 ng c
122-66-7
Diphenylhydrazine(1,2)
270
--
--
--
0.03 μg c
0.2 μg c
103-23-1
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
117-81-7
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate
(see Bis (2-Ethylhexy)Phthalate)
(see Bis (2-Ethylhexy)Phthalate)
115-29-7
Endosulfan
0.22 k, r
0.056 k, r
0.034 k, r
0.0087 k, r
(see individual compounds)
959-98-8
alpha-Endosulfan
(see Endosulfan)
20 μg
30 μg
33213-65-9
beta-Endosulfan
(see Endosulfan)
20 μg
40 μg
1031-07-8
Endosulfan Sulfate
--
--
--
--
20 μg
40 μg
145-73-3
Endothall
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
72-20-8
Endrin
0.086
0.036
0.037 k
0.0023 k
0.03 μg
0.03 μg
7421-93-4
Endrin Aldehyde
--
--
--
--
1 μg
1 μg
100-41-4
Ethylbenzene
32000
--
430
--
68 μg
130 μg
106-93-4
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
206-44-0
Fluoranthene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
20 μg
20 μg
86-73-7
Fluorene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
50 μg
70 μg
16984-48-8
Flouride
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1071-83-6
Glyphosate
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
86-50-0
Guthion
--
0.01
--
0.01
--
--
N/A
Haloethers
360 e
122 e
--
--
(see individual compounds)
N/A
Halomethanes
11,000 e
--
12,000 e
6,400 e
(see individual compounds)
76-44-8
Heptachlor
0.52 k
0.0038 k
0.053 k
0.0036 k
0.0059 ng c
0.0059 ng c
1024-57-3
Heptachlor Epoxide
0.52 k
0.0038 k
0.053 k
0.0036 k
0.032 ng c
0.032 ng c
67-72-1
Hexachloroethane
980
540
940
--
0.1 μg c
0.1 μg c
118-74-1
Hexachlorobenzene
(see Chlorinated benzenes)
0.079 ng c
0.079 ng c
87-68-3
Hexachlorobutadiene
90
9.3
32
--
0.01 μg c
0.01 μg c
608-73-1
Hexachlorocyclo-hexane-(Technical)
(see BHC (Hexachloro-cyclohexane))
0.0066 μg
0.01 μg
77-47-4
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
7
5.2
7
--
1.0 j
1.0 j
193-39-5
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
0.0012 μg c
0.0013 μg c
7439-89-6
Iron
--
1000
--
--
0.3 mg j
--
78-59-1
Isophorone
117,000
--
12,900
--
34 μg c
1,800 μg c
7439-92-1
Lead i
10.5 f, d
0.41 f, d
210 d
8.1 d
--
--
121-75-5
Malathion
--
0.1
--
0.1
--
--
7439-96-5
Manganese
--
--
--
--
50 μg j
100 μg
7439-97-6
Mercury
1.4 d, i
0.77 d, i
1.8 d, i
0.94 d, i
0.05 μg
0.051 μg
72-43-5
Methoxychlor
--
0.03
--
0.03
0.02 μg
0.02 μg
74-83-9
Methyl Bromide
(see Halomethanes)
100 μg
10,000 μg
74-87-3
Methyl Chloride
(see Halomethanes)
--
--
1634-04-4
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MtBE)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
75-09-2
Methylene Chloride
(see Halomethanes)
20 μg cl
1,000 μg c
22967-92-6
Methylmercury
(see Mercury )
--
0.3 mg/kg g
534-52-1
2 Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol
(see Nitrophenols)
2 μg
30 μg
1570-64-5
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenol
--
--
--
--
1,800 μg j
1,800 μg j
59-50-7
3-Methyl-4-chlorophenol
30
--
--
--
500 μg j
2,000 μg j
615-74-7
3-Methyl-6-chlorophenol
--
--
--
--
20 μg j
20 μg j
2385-85-5
Mirex
--
0.001
--
0.001
--
--
91-20-3
Naphthalene
2,300
620
2,350
--
--
--
7440-02-0
Nickel i
120.0 f, d
13.3 f, d
74 d
8.2 d
610 μg
4,600 μg
14797-65-0
Nitrite-N
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
14797-55-8
Nitrate-N
--
--
--
--
10 mgl
--
14797-55-8
+
14797-65-0
Nitrate-N + Nitrite-N
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
98-95-3
Nitrobenzene
27000
--
6680
--
10 μg
30 μgj
25154-55-6
Nitrophenols
230 e
150 e
4,850 e
--
(see individual compounds)
88-75-5
Nitrophenol 2
(see Nitrophenols)
--
--
100-02-7
Nitrophenol 4
(see Nitrophenols)
--
--
N/A
Nitrosamines
5,850 e
--
3,300,000 e
--
0.8 ng
1.24 μg
924-16-3
Nitrosodibutylamine N
(see Nitrosamines)
6.3 ng c
220 ng c
55-18-5
Nitrosodiethylamine N
(see Nitrosamines)
0.8 ng c
1,240 ng c
62-75-9
Nitrosodimethylamine N
(see Nitrosamines)
0.69 ng c
3 μg c
621-64-7
Nitrosodi-n-propylamine N
(see Nitrosamines)
0.005 μg c
0.51 μg c
86-30-6
Nitrosodiphenylamine N
(see Nitrosamines)
3.3 μg c
6 μg c
930-55-2
Nitrosopyrrolidine N
(see Nitrosamines)
16 ng c
34,000 ng c
84852-15-3
Nonylphenol
28
6.6
7
1.7
--
--
56-38-2
Parathion
0.065
0.013
--
--
--
--
1336-36-3
PCB
2.0 e, n
0.014 e, n
10.0 e, n
0.03 e, n
0.064 ng c, n
0.064 ng c, n
N/A
PCB-1242
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
PCB-1254
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
PCB-1221
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
PCB-1248
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
PCB-1260
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
PCB-1016
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
76-01-7
Pentachloroethane
7240
1100
390
281
--
--
608-93-5
Pentachlorobenzene
(see Chlorinated benzenes)
0.1 μg
0.1 μg
87-86-5
Pentachlorophenol
5.28 h
4.05 h
13
7.9
0.03 μg c
0.04 μg c
85-01-8
Phenanthrene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
--
--
108-95-2
Phenol
10,200
2,560
5,800
--
300 μg j
300 μg j
N/A
Phthalate Esters
940 e
3 e
2,944 e
3.4 e
--
--
1336-36-3
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(see PCBs)
(see PCB)
(see PCB)
N/A
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
--
--
300 e
--
(see individual compounds)
23135-22-0
Oxamyl (Vydate)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
355-46-4
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
375-95-1
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1763-23-1
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
335-67-1
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
1918-02-1
Picloram
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
129-00-0
Pyrene
(see Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
20 μg
30 μg
7782-49-2
Selenium
Note o
Note o
290d,i
71d,i
170 μg l
4,200 μg
7440-22-4
Silver
0.20d,f, i, k
--
1.9d,i,k
--
105 μg p
65 mg p
122-34-9
Simazine
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
100-42-5
Styrene
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
7783-06-4
Sulfide-Hydrogen Sulfide
--
2
--
2
--
--
95-94-3
Tetrachlorobenzene 1,2,4,5
(see Chlorinated benzenes)
0.03 μg
0.03 μg
79-34-5
Tetrachloroethane 1,1,2,2
(see Tetrachlor-oethanes)
2400
9020
--
0.2 μg c
3 μg c
25322-20-7
Tetrachloroethanes
9,320 e
--
--
--
(see individual compounds)
127-18-4
Tetrachloroethylene
5,280
840
10,200
450
10 μg c
29 μg c
935-95-5
Tetrachlorophenol 2,3,5,6
--
--
440
--
--
--
58-90-2
Tetrachlorophenol 2,3,4,6
--
--
--
--
1.0 μg j
1.0 μg j
7440-28-0
Thallium
1,400
40
2,130
--
0.24 μg
0.47 μg
108-88-3
Toluene
17,500
--
6,300
5,000
57 μg
520 μg
8001-35-2
Toxaphene
0.73
0.0002
0.21
0.0002
0.70 ng c
0.71 ng c
N/A
Tributyltin (TBT)
0.46
0.072
0.42
0.0074
--
--
N/A
Trichlorinated Ethanes
18,000 e
--
--
--
(see individual compounds)
120-82-1
Trichlorobenzene 1,2,4
(see Chlorinated benzenes)
0.071 μg c
0.076 μg c
71-55-6
Trichloroethane 1,1,1
--
--
31,200
--
10 mg l
200 mg
79-00-5
Trichloroethane 1,1,2
--
9,400
--
--
0.55 μg c
8.9 μg c
79-01-6
Trichloroethylene
45,000
21,900
2,000
--
0.6 μg c
7 μg c
75-69-4
Trichlorofluoromethane
(see Halomethanes)
10 mg
860 mg
95-95-4
Trichlorophenol 2,4,5
--
--
--
--
1.0 μg j
1.0 μg j
88-06-2
Trichlorophenol 2,4,6
--
970
--
--
1.5 μg c
2.0 μg c , j
75-01-4
Vinyl Chloride
--
--
--
--
0.022 μg c
1.6 μg c
1330-20-7
Xylene, Total
--
--
--
--
Note l
--
7440-66-6
Zinc i
30.0 f, d
30.0 f, d
90d
81d
5,000 μg j
5,000 μg j
Source. (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #3 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1700) #12042, eff 12-1-16; ss by #14203, eff 2-26-25