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[接上页] (b) Waste discharges shall not cause the annual median of suspended solids to exceed 20 milligrams per litre. Marine waters Water Gathering Ground Subzones and Other inland waters of the Zone I. AMMONIA The un-ionized ammoniacal nitrogen level should not be more than 0.021 milligram per litre, calculated as the annual average (arithmetic mean). Whole Zone J. NUTRIENTS (a) Nutrients shall not be present in quantities sufficient to cause excessive or nuisance growth of algae or other aquatic plants. (b) Without limiting the generality of objective (a) above, the level of inorganic nitrogen should not exceed 0.3 milligram per litre, expressed as annual water column average (arithmetic mean of at least 3 measurements at 1 metre below surface, mid-depth and 1 metre above seabed). Marine waters K. 5-DAY BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (a) Waste discharges shall not cause the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand to exceed 3 milligrams per litre. (b) Waste discharges shall not cause the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand to exceed 5 milligrams per litre. Water Gathering Ground Subzones Other inland waters of the Zone L. CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (a) Waste discharges shall not cause the chemical oxygen demand to exceed 15 milligrams per litre. (b) Waste discharges shall not cause the chemical oxygen demand to exceed 30 milligrams per litre. Water Gathering Ground Subzones Other inland waters of the Zone M. TOXINS (a) Waste discharges shall not cause the toxins in water to attain such levels as to produce significant toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic effects in humans or fish or any other aquatic organisms, with due regard to biologically cumulative effects in food chains and to toxicant interactions with each other. (b) Waste discharges shall not cause a risk to Whole Zone any beneficial uses of the aquatic environment. Whole Zone Whole Zone (Enacted 1990) |