Clean Up standards Proposed for Meriton Site

NB Total Dioxins is now limited to 1.4 ppb but this is still much higher than the ATSDR 1 ppb action level, the Olympic 1 ppb level, the proposed Dow Midland 831 p p trillion level and the level off 200 pp trillion imposed by US EPA Region 4.

Chemical Residential Open Space Note
Aldrin/dieldrin 10 20 *
Chlordane/oxychlordane 50 100 *
DDT/DDD 200 400 *
Endrin 120 240
Heptachlor/H.epoxide 10 20 *
Lindane 350 700
2,4-D 1,770 3,540
2,4,5-T 5,300 10,600
PAHs (total) 20 40 *
Benzo(a)pyrene 1 2 *
Combined Dioxins/Furans (I-TEQ) 0.0035 0.007
2, 3, 7, 8 – TCDD (I-TEQ) 0.0028 0.0056
p-chlorophenol 530 1,060
o- chlorophenol 13,000 26,000
2,4- dichlorophenol 8,000 16,000
2,4,5-trichlorophenol 17,700 35,400
2,4,6 trichlorophenol 8,000 16,000
Pentachlorophenol 530 1,060
1,4-dichlorobenzene 14,000 28,000
1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene 93 186
Pentachlorobenzene 9,300 18,600
Hexachlorobenzene 200 400
PCBs (total) 10 20 *
TPH (C6-C9) Fractions 65 65 **
TPH (C10-C36) Fractions 1,000 1,000 **
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Components
C16-C35 (Aromatics) 90 180 *
C16-C35 (Aliphatics) 5,600 11,200 *
>C35 (Aliphatics) 56,000 112,000 *
Benzene 1 1 **
Toluene 1.4 1.4 **
Ethylbenzene 3.1 3.1 **
Xylenes (total) 14 14 **
Arsenic (total) 100 200 *
Cadmium 20 40 *
Chromium (VI) 100 200 *
Copper 1,000 2,000 *
Lead 300 600 *
Mercury (inorganic) 15 30 *
Nickel 600 1,200 *
Zinc 7,000 14,000 *
 

 

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