2003 Vermont

Vermont 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater Action Level Detection Level

Cleanup Level

Parameter/ Constituent

Lab Test Protocol & Number

Notification Level

Benzene

EPA 8021 B

1µg/L

any amount

5µg/L

site specific

Toluene Ethylbenzene Xylenes MTBE

EPA 8021 B EPA 8021 B EPA 8021 B EPA 8021 B

1µg/L 1µg/L 1µg/L 1µg/L

any amount any amount any amount any amount

1000µg/L 700µg/L 10,000µg/L 40µg/L

site specific site specific site specific site specific

Benzene

EPA 8021 B

1µg/L

any amount

5µg/L

site specific

Toluene Ethylbenzene Xylenes

EPA 8021 B EPA 8021 B EPA 8021 B

1µg/L 1µg/L 1µg/L

any amount any amount any amount

1000µg/L 700µg/L 10,000µg/L

site specific site specific site specific

VOCs

EPA 8260

1µg/L

any amount

*

site specific

Metals

RCRA 8 total metals

any amount

*

site specific

SVOCs

EPA Method 8270

any amount

*

site specific

Gasoline

Diesel

Waste Oil

* Compound specific groundwater enforcement standard Contact: Chuck Schwer, Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation, 802-241-3876 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.anr.state.vt.us

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Vermont 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Product **Gasoline

**Diesel

Waste Oil

Parameter/ Constituent BTEX TPH

Lab Test Protocol & Number EPA 8021 B EPA 8015 M DRO

Detection Level 100µg/kg 10mg/kg

Notification Level any amount any amount

BTEX TPH

EPA 8021 B EPA 8015 GRO

100µg/kg 10mg/kg

VOCs

EPA 8260

100µg/kg

Action Level * 1000mg/kg(industrial)

Cleanup Level site specific site specific

any amount any amount

200mg/kg(residential) * 1000mg/kg(industrial)

site specific

any amount

200mg/kg(residential) *

site specific

Use EPA Region IX's Risk-based concentration tables as a point of reference. **Vermont encourages the use of Photoionization Device (PID) for field screening soils during initial site assessments. Contact: Chuck Schwer, Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation, 802-241-3876 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.anr.state.vt.us

Copyright © 2009 Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation, Inc. 150 Fearing Street · Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: 413.549.5170 Fax: 413.549.0579 E-mail: [email protected]