Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 302 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Appendix C - Maximum total ammonia nitrogen concentrations allowable for certain combinations of pH and temperature
Table B - Temperature and pH-Dependent Values of the CS (Chronic Standard) for Fish Early Life Stages Absent
pH |
Temperature, °Celsius |
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0-7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
|
6 |
11.3 |
10.6 |
9.92 |
9.30 |
8.72 |
8.17 |
7.66 |
7.19 |
6.74 |
6.32 |
6.1 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
9.87 |
9.25 |
8.67 |
8.13 |
7.62 |
7.15 |
6.70 |
6.28 |
6.2 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
9.81 |
9.19 |
8.62 |
8.08 |
7.58 |
7.10 |
6.66 |
6.24 |
6.3 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
9.73 |
9.12 |
8.55 |
8.02 |
7.52 |
7.05 |
6.61 |
6.19 |
6.4 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
9.63 |
9.03 |
8.47 |
7.94 |
7.44 |
6.98 |
6.54 |
6.13 |
6.5 |
10.8 |
10.1 |
9.51 |
8.92 |
8.36 |
9.84 |
7.35 |
6.89 |
6.46 |
6.06 |
6.6 |
10.7 |
9.99 |
9.37 |
8.79 |
8.24 |
7.72 |
7.24 |
6.79 |
6.36 |
5.97 |
6.7 |
10.5 |
9.81 |
9.20 |
8.62 |
8.08 |
7.58 |
7.11 |
6.66 |
6.25 |
5.86 |
6.8 |
10.2 |
9.58 |
8.98 |
8.42 |
7.90 |
7.40 |
6.94 |
6.51 |
6.10 |
5.72 |
6.9 |
9.93 |
9.31 |
8.73 |
8.19 |
7.68 |
7.20 |
6.75 |
6.33 |
5.93 |
5.56 |
7 |
9.60 |
9.00 |
8.43 |
7.91 |
7.41 |
6.95 |
6.52 |
6.11 |
5.73 |
5.37 |
7.1 |
9.20 |
8.63 |
8.09 |
7.58 |
7.11 |
6.67 |
6.25 |
5.86 |
5.49 |
5.15 |
7.2 |
8.75 |
8.20 |
7.69 |
7.21 |
6.76 |
6.34 |
5.94 |
5.57 |
5.22 |
4.90 |
7.3 |
8.24 |
7.73 |
7.25 |
6.79 |
6.37 |
5.97 |
5.60 |
5.25 |
4.92 |
4.61 |
7.4 |
7.69 |
7.21 |
6.76 |
6.33 |
5.94 |
5.57 |
5.22 |
4.89 |
4.59 |
4.30 |
7.5 |
7.09 |
6.64 |
6.23 |
5.84 |
5.48 |
5.13 |
4.81 |
4.51 |
4.23 |
3.97 |
7.6 |
6.46 |
6.05 |
5.67 |
5.32 |
4.99 |
4.68 |
4.38 |
4.11 |
3.85 |
3.61 |
7.7 |
5.81 |
5.45 |
5.11 |
4.79 |
4.49 |
4.21 |
3.95 |
3.70 |
3.47 |
3.25 |
7.8 |
5.17 |
4.84 |
4.54 |
4.26 |
3.99 |
3.74 |
3.51 |
3.29 |
3.09 |
2.89 |
7.9 |
4.54 |
4.26 |
3.99 |
3.74 |
3.51 |
3.29 |
3.09 |
2.89 |
2.71 |
2.54 |
8 |
3.95 |
3.70 |
3.47 |
3.26 |
3.05 |
2.86 |
2.68 |
2.52 |
2.36 |
2.21 |
8.1 |
3.41 |
3.19 |
2.99 |
2.81 |
2.63 |
2.47 |
2.31 |
2.17 |
2.03 |
1.91 |
8.2 |
2.91 |
2.73 |
2.56 |
2.40 |
2.25 |
2.11 |
1.98 |
1.85 |
1.74 |
1.63 |
8.3 |
2.47 |
2.32 |
2.18 |
2.04 |
1.91 |
1.79 |
1.68 |
1.58 |
1.48 |
1.39 |
8.4 |
2.09 |
1.96 |
1.84 |
1.73 |
1.62 |
1.52 |
1.42 |
1.33 |
1.25 |
1.17 |
8.5 |
1.77 |
1.66 |
1.55 |
1.46 |
1.37 |
1.28 |
1.20 |
1.13 |
1.06 |
0.99 |
8.6 |
1.49 |
1.40 |
1.31 |
1.23 |
1.15 |
1.08 |
1.01 |
0.95 |
0.89 |
0.84 |
8.7 |
1.26 |
1.18 |
1.11 |
1.04 |
0.98 |
0.92 |
0.86 |
0.80 |
0.75 |
0.71 |
8.8 |
1.07 |
1.01 |
0.94 |
0.88 |
0.83 |
0.78 |
0.73 |
0.68 |
0.64 |
0.60 |
8.9 |
0.92 |
0.86 |
0.81 |
0.76 |
0.71 |
0.66 |
0.62 |
0.58 |
0.55 |
0.51 |
9.0 |
0.79 |
0.74 |
0.69 |
0.65 |
0.61 |
0.57 |
0.54 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
0.44 |
* At 15° C and above, the criterion for fish ELS Absent is the same as the criterion for fish ELS Present.