Water Quality Table 5

Table 5. Nearshore water quality data collected by Surfrider in West Maui on January 10, 2024, in micrograms per liter (µg/L).
Parameters DOH EAL:
Surface Water
Action Level
for Marine Habitats
(Ecological)1
Canoe
Beach 1
Canoe
Beach 2
Mala TavernMala RampPapalaua St Lahaina Harbor 505 Front St.Shark PitOlowalu
Metals (Dissolved)
Aluminum4.474.8504.54018.3005.68013.711.7009.4003
Antimony300.1330.1750.2150.0860.2550.1960.2590.1860.274
Arsenic 0.140.8390.9540.9310.3661.4101.0600.9670.7340.977
Beryllium 0.038ND0.005NDNDNDNDNDNDND
Cadmium9.30.003ND0.0030.0030.0060.010.0050.0050.003
Chromium 500.0790.0810.0380.0930.2280.1310.0310.0240.071
Cobalt 23NDNDND0.018NDNDND0.008ND
Copper2.90.1140.1250.3170.8172.3101.260.2390.2170.169
Iron NDNDND2.7701.5701.20.9443.5ND
Lead 5.6NDNDNDNDND0.014NDNDND
Manganese 0.220.2440.4471.080.561.660.6691.040.417
Mercury0.025NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
Molybdenum37013.53913.2164.951411.818.314.219.2
Nickel8.30.1840.2240.3970.1630.5080.3520.3320.2740.352
Selenium71ND0.0050.014ND0.011NDND0.0060.01
Silver0.10.3080.3410.2430.2710.3210.2840.2580.2260.215
Thallium12NDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
TinND0.4650.026NDNDND0.0120.0140.095
TitaniumNDNDND0.159NDNDNDNDND
Vanadium811.411.5601.4801.5201.4501.51.4501.3901.470
Zinc 86NDNDNDND1.2101.820ND1.640ND
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo[e]pyreneNDNDND0.00165NDNDNDND
Biphenyl0.5NDNDND0.00131NDNDNDND
Chrysene0.018NDNDND0.00125NDNDNDND
Fluoranthene7.1NDNDND0.002080.00277NDNDND
Naphthalene12NDNDND0.00184NDNDNDND
Phenanthrene4.6NDNDND0.003290.00395NDNDND
Pyrene10NDNDND0.002510.00246NDNDND