310 Mass. Reg. 40.0975

Current through Register 1523, June 7, 2024
Section 40.0975 - Identification of Applicable Soil Standards in Method 1

The MCP Method 1 Soil Standards consider both the potential risk of harm resulting from direct exposure to the oil and/or hazardous material in the soil and the potential impacts on the groundwater at the disposal site. The applicability of a specific numerical Standard is thus a function of both the soil and the groundwater category identified:

(1) The category of soil (S-1, S-2, or S-3) at each Exposure Point determines which one of the three tables of MCP Method 1 Soil Standards is applicable.
(2) The category of groundwater (GW-1, GW-2, and/or GW-3) at or near each Exposure Point determines which column of the applicable MCP Method 1 Soil Standards table are relevant to the soil at the Exposure Point. If more than one groundwater category is applicable at the disposal site, then multiple MCP Method 1 Soil Standards may be applicable to the soil of interest, and the lowest of those identified standards shall be selected to characterize the risk of harm.
(3) The MCP Method 1 Soil Standards listed in Table 2 in 310 CMR 40.0975(6)(a) are applicable to soil determined to be category S-1.
(4) The MCP Method 1 Soil Standards listed in Table 3 in 310 CMR 40.0975(6)(b) are applicable to soil determined to be category S-2.
(5) The MCP Method 1 Soil Standards listed in Table 4 in 310 CMR 40.0975(6)(c) are applicable to soil determined to be category S-3.
(6)Tables 2, 3 and 4 List the Potentially Applicable MCP Method 1 Soil Standards.

310 CMR 40.0975(6)(a): TABLE 2 [DOUBLE DAGGER]

MCP Method 1: SOIL CATEGORY S-1 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SOIL WHERE THE COMBINATION OF SOIL & GROUNDWATER CATEGORIES ARE:

Oil and/or Hazardous Material

CAS Number

S-1 SOIL & GW-1

µg/g (ppm)

S-1 SOIL & GW-2

µg/g (ppm)

S-1 SOIL & GW-3

µg/g (ppm)

ACENAPHTHENE

83-32-9

4

1,000

1,000

ACENAPHTHYLENE

208-96-8

2

600

10

ACETONE

67-64-1

6

50

400

ALDRIN

309-00-2

0.09

0.09

0.09

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

ANTHRACENE

120-12-7

1,000

1,000

1,000

ANTIMONY

7440-36-0

20

20

20

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

BARIUM

7440-39-3

1,000

1,000

1,000

ARSENIC

7440-38-2

20

20

20

BENZENE

71-43-2

2

40

40

BENZO(a)ANTHRACENE

56-55-3

20

20

20

BENZO(a)PYRENE

50-32-8

2

2

2

BENZO(b)FLUORANTHENE

205-99-2

20

20

20

BENZO(g,h,i)PERYLENE

191-24-2

1,000

1,000

1,000

BENZO(k)FLUORANTHENE

207-08-9

200

200

200

BERYLLIUM

7440-41-7

100

100

100

BIPHENYL, 1,1-

92-52-4

0.05

6

200

BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER

111-44-4

0.7

0.7

2

BIS(2-CHLOROISOPROPYL)ETHER

108-60-1

0.7

0.7

30

BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE

117-81-7

100

100

100

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE

75-27-4

0.1

0.1

40

BROMOFORM

75-25-2

0.1

1

300

BROMOMETHANE

74-83-9

0.5

0.5

30

CADMIUM

7440-43-9

80

80

80

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

56-23-5

10

5

30

CHLORDANE

12789-03-6

6

6

6

CHLOROANILINE, p-

106-47-8

1

7

3

CHLOROBENZENE

108-90-7

1

3

100

CHLOROFORM

67-66-3

0.4

0.2

500

CHLOROPHENOL, 2-

95-57-8

0.7

100

100

CHROMIUM (TOTAL) *

7440-47-3

100

100

100

CHROMIUM(III)

16065-83-1

1,000

1,000

1,000

CHROMIUM(VI)

18540-29-9

100

100

100

CHRYSENE

218-01-9

200

200

200

CYANIDE **

57-12-5

30

30

30

DIBENZO(a,h)ANTHRACENE

53-70-3

2

2

2

DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE

124-48-1

0.005

0.03

30

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2- (o-DCB)

95-50-1

9

100

300

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,3- (m-DCB)

541-73-1

3

100

100

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4- (p-DCB)

106-46-7

0.7

1

100

DICHLOROBENZIDINE, 3,3'-

91-94-1

3

3

3

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDD)

72-54-8

10

10

10

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE,P,P'- (DDE)

72-55-9

7

7

7

DICHLORODIPHENYL TRICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDT)

50-29-3

7

7

7

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-

75-34-3

0.4

9

500

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-

107-06-2

0.1

0.1

30

DICHLOROETHYLENE, 1,1-

75-35-4

3

40

500

DICHLOROETHYLENE, CIS-1,2-

156-59-2

0.3

0.1

100

DICHLOROETHYLENE, TRANS-1,2-

156-60-5

1

1

500

DICHLOROMETHANE

75-09-2

0.1

3

300

DICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4-

120-83-2

0.7

70

40

DICHLOROPROPANE, 1,2-

78-87-5

0.1

0.1

60

DICHLOROPROPENE, 1,3-

542-75-6

0.01

0.4

20

DIELDRIN

60-57-1

0.09

0.09

0.09

DIETHYL PHTHALATE

84-66-2

10

200

300

DIMETHYL PHTHALATE

131-11-3

0.7

50

600

DIMETHYLPHENOL, 2,4-

105-67-9

0.7

100

500

DINITROPHENOL, 2,4-

51-28-5

3

50

50

DINITROTOLUENE, 2,4-

121-14-2

0.7

2

2

DIOXANE, 1,4-

123-91-1

0.2

5

20

ENDOSULFAN

115-29-7

0.6

300

1

ENDRIN

72-20-8

20

20

20

ETHYLBENZENE

100-41-4

40

500

500

ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE

106-93-4

0.1

0.1

1

FLUORANTHENE

206-44-0

1,000

1,000

1,000

FLUORENE

86-73-7

1,000

1,000

1,000

HEPTACHLOR

76-44-8

0.3

0.3

0.3

HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE

1024-57-3

0.2

0.2

0.2

HEXACHLOROBENZENE

118-74-1

0.7

0.7

0.7

HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE

87-68-3

30

30

30

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, GAMMA (gamma-HCH)

58-89-9

0.003

2

0.5

HEXACHLOROETHANE

67-72-1

0.7

3

50

HMX

2691-41-0

2

100

1,000

INDENO(1,2,3-cd)PYRENE

193-39-5

20

20

20

LEAD

7439-92-1

200

200

200

MERCURY

7439-97-6

20

20

20

METHOXYCHLOR

72-43-5

300

300

300

METHYL ETHYL KETONE

78-93-3

4

50

400

METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE

108-10-1

0.4

50

400

METHYL MERCURY

22967-92-6

5

5

5

METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER

1634-04-4

0.1

100

100

METHYLNAPHTHALENE, 2-

91-57-6

0.7

80

300

NAPHTHALENE

91-20-3

4

20

500

NICKEL

7440-02-0

700

700

700

PENTACHLOROPHENOL

87-86-5

3

3

3

PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) ***

-

-

-

-

PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA)

335-76-2

3E-04

0.3

0.3

PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA)

375-85-9

5E-04

0.3

0.3

PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONIC ACID (PFHxS)

355-46-4

3E-04

0.3

0.3

PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA)

375-95-1

3.2E-04

0.3

0.3

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID (PFOS)

1763-23-1

2E-03

0.3

0.3

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)

335-67-1

7.2E-04

0.3

0.3

PERCHLORATE

-

0.1

4

4

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON [DAGGER]

NA

1,000

1,000

1,000

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

C5 through C8 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

100

100

100

C9 through C12 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

1,000

1,000

1,000

C9 through C18 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

1,000

1,000

1,000

C19 through C36 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

3,000

3,000

3,000

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

C9 through C10 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

100

100

100

C11 through C22 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

1,000

1,000

1,000

PHENANTHRENE

85-01-8

10

500

500

PHENOL

108-95-2

0.9

50

20

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)

1336-36-3

1

1

1

PYRENE

129-00-0

1,000

1,000

1,000

RDX

121-82-4

1

20

20

SELENIUM

7782-49-2

400

400

400

SILVER

7440-22-4

100

100

100

STYRENE

100-42-5

3

4

80

TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN (TCDD), 2,3,7,8-(equivalents)

1746-01-6

2.E-05

2.E-05

2.E-05

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1,2-

630-20-6

0.1

0.1

90

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-

79-34-5

0.005

0.02

10

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

127-18-4

1

4

100

THALLIUM

7440-28-0

8

8

8

TOLUENE

108-88-3

30

500

500

TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2,4-

120-82-1

2

6

700

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1-

71-55-6

30

500

500

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-

79-00-5

0.1

2

40

TRICHLOROETHYLENE

79-01-6

0.3

0.3

30

TRICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4,5-

95-95-4

4

1,000

600

TRICHLOROPHENOL 2,4,6-

88-06-2

0.7

20

20

VANADIUM

7440-62-2

500

500

500

VINYL CHLORIDE

75-01-4

0.3

0.3

0.3

XYLENES (Mixed Isomers)

1330-20-7

400

100

500

ZINC

7440-66-6

1,000

1,000

1,000

NOTE: All concentrations of oil and/or hazardous material in soil are calculated and presented on a dry weight/dry weight basis. NA - Not Applicable

* - The Total Chromium standard is applicable in the absence of species-specific data for Chromium III and Chromium VI.

** - Cyanide expressed as Physiologically Available Cyanide (PAC). In the absence of measured Physiologically Available Cyanide, the standard is applicable to Total Cyanide.

*** - The listed compounds and associated CAS numbers are for the acid forms of these PFAS compounds. The PFAS standards presented in Table 2 are apply to the respective anionic forms of these PFAS compounds. These anions may form salts with any of a number of cations resulting in a variety of possible chemical species, each having a unique CAS number.

[DAGGER]- The Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) standard may be used as an alternative to the appropriate combinations of the Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fraction standards. The use of the general TPH standard is a valid option only for C9 and greater petroleum hydrocarbons; it is not appropriate for the characterization of risks associated with lighter (gasolinerange) hydrocarbons.

[DOUBLE DAGGER]- The Department periodically reviews the scientific basis for these Standards and amends them, as appropriate, to incorporate new scientific information.

310 CMR 40.0975(6)(b): TABLE 3 [DOUBLE DAGGER]

MCP Method 1: SOIL CATEGORY S-2 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SOIL WHERE THE COMBINATION OF SOIL & GROUNDWATER CATEGORIES ARE:

Oil and/or Hazardous Material

CAS Number

S-2 SOIL & GW-1

µg/g (ppm)

S-2 SOIL & GW-2

µg/g (ppm)

S-2 SOIL & GW-3

µg/g (ppm)

ACENAPHTHENE

83-32-9

4

3,000

3,000

ACENAPHTHYLENE

208-96-8

2

600

10

ACETONE

67-64-1

6

50

400

ALDRIN

309-00-2

0.5

0.5

0.5

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

ANTHRACENE

120-12-7

3,000

3,000

3,000

ANTIMONY

7440-36-0

40

40

40

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

ARSENIC

7440-38-2

20

20

20

BARIUM

7440-39-3

3,000

3,000

3,000

BENZENE

71-43-2

2

200

200

BENZO(a)ANTHRACENE

56-55-3

300

300

300

BENZO(a)PYRENE

50-32-8

30

30

30

BENZO(b)FLUORANTHENE

205-99-2

300

300

300

BENZO(g,h,i)PERYLENE

191-24-2

3,000

3,000

3,000

BENZO(k)FLUORANTHENE

207-08-9

3,000

3,000

3,000

BERYLLIUM

7440-41-7

200

200

200

BIPHENYL, 1,1-

92-52-4

0.05

6

1,000

BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER

111-44-4

0.7

0.7

9

BIS(2-CHLOROISOPROPYL)ETHER

108-60-1

0.7

0.7

100

BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE

117-81-7

700

700

700

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE

75-27-4

0.1

0.1

200

BROMOFORM

75-25-2

0.1

1

800

BROMOMETHANE

74-83-9

0.5

0.5

30

CADMIUM

7440-43-9

80

80

80

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

56-23-5

10

5

100

CHLORDANE

12789-03-6

30

30

30

CHLOROANILINE, p-

106-47-8

1

40

3

CHLOROBENZENE

108-90-7

1

3

100

CHLOROFORM

67-66-3

0.4

0.2

1,000

CHLOROPHENOL, 2-

95-57-8

0.7

100

300

CHROMIUM (TOTAL) *

7440-47-3

200

200

200

CHROMIUM(III)

16065-83-1

3,000

3,000

3,000

CHROMIUM(VI)

18540-29-9

200

200

200

CHRYSENE

218-01-9

3,000

3,000

3,000

CYANIDE **

57-12-5

100

100

100

DIBENZO(a,h)ANTHRACENE

53-70-3

30

30

30

DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE

124-48-1

0.005

0.03

100

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2- (o-DCB)

95-50-1

9

100

300

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,3- (m-DCB)

541-73-1

3

200

500

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4- (p-DCB)

106-46-7

0.7

1

400

DICHLOROBENZIDINE, 3,3'-

91-94-1

20

20

20

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDD)

72-54-8

40

40

40

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE,P,P'- (DDE)

72-55-9

30

30

30

DICHLORODIPHENYL TRICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDT)

50-29-3

30

30

30

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-

75-34-3

0.4

9

1,000

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-

107-06-2

0.1

0.1

100

DICHLOROETHYLENE, 1,1-

75-35-4

3

40

1,000

DICHLOROETHYLENE, CIS-1,2-

156-59-2

0.3

0.1

500

DICHLOROETHYLENE, TRANS-1,2-

156-60-5

1

1

1,000

DICHLOROMETHANE

75-09-2

0.1

3

800

DICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4-

120-83-2

0.7

70

40

DICHLOROPROPANE, 1,2-

78-87-5

0.1

0.1

300

DICHLOROPROPENE, 1,3-

542-75-6

0.01

0.4

100

DIELDRIN

60-57-1

0.6

0.6

0.6

DIETHYL PHTHALATE

84-66-2

10

200

300

DIMETHYL PHTHALATE

131-11-3

0.7

50

600

DIMETHYLPHENOL, 2,4-

105-67-9

0.7

100

1,000

DINITROPHENOL, 2,4-

51-28-5

3

50

100

DINITROTOLUENE, 2,4-

121-14-2

0.7

10

10

DIOXANE, 1-4-

123-91-1

0.2

5

100

ENDOSULFAN

115-29-7

0.6

500

1

ENDRIN

72-20-8

30

30

30

ETHYLBENZENE

100-41-4

40

1,000

1,000

ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE

106-93-4

0.1

0.1

5

FLUORANTHENE

206-44-0

3,000

3,000

3,000

FLUORENE

86-73-7

3,000

3,000

3,000

HEPTACHLOR

76-44-8

2

2

2

HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE

1024-57-3

1

1

1

HEXACHLOROBENZENE

118-74-1

0.9

0.9

0.9

HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE

87-68-3

100

100

100

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, GAMMA (gamma-HCH)

58-89-9

0.003

2

0.5

HEXACHLOROETHANE

67-72-1

0.7

3

300

HMX

2691-41-0

2

100

1,000

INDENO(1,2,3-cd)PYRENE

193-39-5

300

300

300

LEAD

7439-92-1

600

600

600

MERCURY

7439-97-6

40

40

40

METHOXYCHLOR

72-43-5

400

400

400

METHYL ETHYL KETONE

78-93-3

4

50

400

METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE

108-10-1

0.4

50

400

METHYL MERCURY

22967-92-6

9

9

9

METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER

1634-04-4

0.1

100

500

METHYLNAPHTHALENE, 2-

91-57-6

1

80

500

NAPHTHALENE

91-20-3

4

20

1,000

NICKEL

7440-02-0

1,000

1,000

1,000

PENTACHLOROPHENOL

87-86-5

3

20

10

PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) ***

-

-

-

-

PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA)

335-76-2

3E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA)

375-85-9

5E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONIC ACID (PFHxS)

355-46-6

3E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA)

375-95-1

3.2E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID (PFOS)

1763-23-1

2E-03

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)

335-67-1

7.2E-04

0.4

0.4

PERCHLORATE

-

0.1

6

6

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON +

NA

1,000

3,000

3,000

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

C5 through C8 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

500

500

500

C9 through C12 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

3,000

3,000

3,000

C9 through C18 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

3,000

3,000

3,000

C19 through C36 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

5,000

5,000

5,000

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

C9 through C10 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

300

500

500

C11 through C22 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

1,000

3,000

3,000

PHENANTHRENE

85-01-8

20

1,000

1,000

PHENOL

108-95-2

0.9

50

20

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)

1336-36-3

4

4

4

PYRENE

129-00-0

3,000

3,000

3,000

RDX

121-82-4

1

90

90

SELENIUM

7782-49-2

800

800

800

SILVER

7440-22-4

200

200

200

STYRENE

100-42-5

3

4

300

TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN (TCDD), 2,3,7,8-(equivalents)

1746-01-6

6.E-05

6.E-05

6.E-05

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1,2-

630-20-6

0.1

0.1

400

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-

79-34-5

0.005

0.02

50

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

127-18-4

1

4

500

THALLIUM

7440-28-0

70

70

70

TOLUENE

108-88-3

30

1,000

1,000

TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2,4-

120-82-1

2

6

3,000

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1-

71-55-6

30

600

1,000

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-

79-00-5

0.1

2

200

TRICHLOROETHYLENE

79-01-6

0.3

0.3

70

TRICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4,5-

95-95-4

4

1,000

600

TRICHLOROPHENOL 2,4,6-

88-06-2

0.7

20

20

VANADIUM

7440-62-2

800

800

800

VINYL CHLORIDE

75-01-4

0.9

0.7

10

XYLENES (Mixed Isomers)

1330-20-7

400

100

1,000

ZINC

7440-66-6

3,000

3,000

3,000

NOTE: All concentrations of oil and/or hazardous material in soil are calculated and presented on a dry weight/dry weight basis. NA - Not Applicable

* - The Total Chromium standard is applicable in the absence of species-specific data for Chromium III and Chromium VI.

** - Cyanide expressed as Physiologically Available Cyanide (PAC). In the absence of measured Physiologically Available Cyanide, the standard is applicable to Total Cyanide.

*** - The listed PFAS compounds and associated CAS numbers are for the acid forms of these PFAS compounds. The PFAS standards presented in Table 3 also apply to the respective anionic forms of these PFAS compounds. These anions may form salts with any of a number of cations resulting in a variety of possible chemical species, each having a unique CAS number.

[DAGGER]- The Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) standard may be used as an alternative to the appropriate combinations of the Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fraction standards. The use of the general TPH standard is a valid option only for C9 and greater petroleum hydrocarbons; it is not appropriate for the characterization of risks associated with lighter (gasolinerange) hydrocarbons.

[DOUBLE DAGGER]- The Department periodically reviews the scientific basis for these Standards and amends them, as appropriate, to incorporate new scientific information.

310 CMR 40.0975(6)(c): TABLE 4 [DOUBLE DAGGER]

MCP Method 1: SOIL CATEGORY S-3 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SOIL WHERE THE COMBINATION OF SOIL & GROUNDWATER CATEGORIES ARE:

Oil and/or Hazardous Material

CAS Number

S-3 SOIL & GW-1

µg/g (ppm)

S-3 SOIL & GW-2

µg/g (ppm)

S-3 SOIL & GW-3

µg/g (ppm)

ACENAPHTHENE

83-32-9

4

5,000

5,000

ACENAPHTHYLENE

208-96-8

2

600

10

ACETONE

67-64-1

6

50

400

ALDRIN

309-00-2

4

4

4

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

ANTHRACENE

120-12-7

5,000

5,000

5,000

ANTIMONY

7440-36-0

40

40

40

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (See Petroleum Hydrocarbons)

ARSENIC

7440-38-2

60

60

60

BARIUM

7440-39-3

5,000

5,000

5,000

BENZENE

71-43-2

2

400

1,000

BENZO(a)ANTHRACENE

56-55-3

2,000

2,000

2,000

BENZO(a)PYRENE

50-32-8

30

30

30

BENZO(b)FLUORANTHENE

205-99-2

2,000

2,000

2,000

BENZO(g,h,i)PERYLENE

191-24-2

5,000

5,000

5,000

BENZO(k)FLUORANTHENE

207-08-9

5,000

5,000

5,000

BERYLLIUM

7440-41-7

200

200

200

BIPHENYL, 1,1-

92-52-4

0.05

6

5,000

BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER

111-44-4

0.7

0.7

90

BIS(2-CHLOROISOPROPYL)ETHER

108-60-1

0.7

0.7

1,000

BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE

117-81-7

2,000

2,000

2,000

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE

75-27-4

0.1

0.1

500

BROMOFORM

75-25-2

0.1

1

800

BROMOMETHANE

74-83-9

0.5

0.5

30

CADMIUM

7440-43-9

80

80

80

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

56-23-5

10

5

1,000

CHLORDANE

12789-03-6

60

60

60

CHLOROANILINE, p-

106-47-8

1

40

3

CHLOROBENZENE

108-90-7

1

3

100

CHLOROFORM

67-66-3

0.4

0.2

1,000

CHLOROPHENOL, 2-

95-57-8

0.7

100

300

CHROMIUM (TOTAL) *

7440-47-3

200

200

200

CHROMIUM(III)

16065-83-1

5,000

5,000

5,000

CHROMIUM(VI)

18540-29-9

200

200

200

CHRYSENE

218-01-9

5,000

5,000

5,000

CYANIDE **

57-12-5

500

500

500

DIBENZO(a,h)ANTHRACENE

53-70-3

200

200

200

DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE

124-48-1

0.005

0.03

500

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2- (o-DCB)

95-50-1

9

100

300

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,3- (m-DCB)

541-73-1

3

200

500

DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4- (p-DCB)

106-46-7

0.7

1

2,000

DICHLOROBENZIDINE, 3,3'-

91-94-1

100

100

100

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDD)

72-54-8

70

70

70

DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE,P,P'- (DDE)

72-55-9

70

70

70

DICHLORODIPHENYL TRICHLOROETHANE, P,P'- (DDT)

50-29-3

70

70

70

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-

75-34-3

0.4

9

1,000

DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-

107-06-2

0.1

0.1

300

DICHLOROETHYLENE, 1,1-

75-35-4

3

40

3,000

DICHLOROETHYLENE, CIS-1,2-

156-59-2

0.3

0.1

500

DICHLOROETHYLENE, TRANS-1,2-

156-60-5

1

1

3,000

DICHLOROMETHANE

75-09-2

0.1

3

800

DICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4-

120-83-2

0.7

70

40

DICHLOROPROPANE, 1,2-

78-87-5

0.1

0.1

1,000

DICHLOROPROPENE, 1,3-

542-75-6

0.01

0.4

100

DIELDRIN

60-57-1

4

4

4

DIETHYL PHTHALATE

84-66-2

10

200

300

DIMETHYL PHTHALATE

131-11-3

0.7

50

600

DIMETHYLPHENOL, 2,4-

105-67-9

0.7

100

1,000

DINITROPHENOL, 2,4-

51-28-5

3

50

100

DINITROTOLUENE, 2,4-

121-14-2

0.7

50

90

DIOXANE, 1,4-

123-91-1

0.2

5

500

ENDOSULFAN

115-29-7

0.6

500

1

ENDRIN

72-20-8

30

30

30

ETHYLBENZENE

100-41-4

40

1,000

3,000

ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE

106-93-4

0.1

0.1

50

FLUORANTHENE

206-44-0

5,000

5,000

5,000

FLUORENE

86-73-7

5,000

5,000

5,000

HEPTACHLOR

76-44-8

10

10

10

HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE

1024-57-3

1

1

1

HEXACHLOROBENZENE

118-74-1

0.9

0.9

0.9

HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE

87-68-3

100

100

100

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE, GAMMA (gamma-HCH)

58-89-9

0.003

2

0.5

HEXACHLOROETHANE

67-72-1

0.7

3

300

HMX

2691-41-0

2

100

1,000

INDENO(1,2,3-cd)PYRENE

193-39-5

2,000

2,000

2,000

LEAD

7439-92-1

600

600

600

MERCURY

7439-97-6

40

40

40

METHOXYCHLOR

72-43-5

400

400

400

METHYL ETHYL KETONE

78-93-3

4

50

400

METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE

108-10-1

0.4

50

400

METHYL MERCURY

22967-92-6

9

9

9

METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER

1634-04-4

0.1

100

500

METHYLNAPHTHALENE, 2-

91-57-6

1

80

500

NAPHTHALENE

91-20-3

4

20

3,000

NICKEL

7440-02-0

1,000

1,000

1,000

PENTACHLOROPHENOL

87-86-5

3

80

10

PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) ***

PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID (PFDA)

335-76-2

3E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHpA)

375-85-9

5E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONIC ACID (PFHxS)

355-46-4

3E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA)

375-95-1

3.2E-04

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID (PFOS)

1763-23-1

2E-03

0.4

0.4

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)

335-67-1

7.2E-04

0.4

0.4

PERCHLORATE

-

0.1

6

6

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON [DAGGER]

NA

1,000

5,000

5,000

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

C5 through C8 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

500

500

500

C9 through C12 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

5,000

5,000

5,000

C9 through C18 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

5,000

5,000

5,000

C19 through C36 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

NA

5,000

5,000

5,000

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

C9 through C10 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

300

500

500

C11 through C22 Aromatic Hydrocarbons

NA

1,000

5,000

5,000

PHENANTHRENE

85-01-8

20

3,000

3,000

PHENOL

108-95-2

0.9

50

20

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)

1336-36-3

4

4

4

PYRENE

129-00-0

5,000

5,000

5,000

RDX

121-82-4

1

100

400

SELENIUM

7782-49-2

800

800

800

SILVER

7440-22-4

200

200

200

STYRENE

100-42-5

3

4

2,000

TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN (TCDD), 2,3,7,8-(equivalents)

1746-01-6

6.E-05

6.E-05

6.E-05

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1,2-

630-20-6

0.1

0.1

500

TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-

79-34-5

0.005

0.02

500

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

127-18-4

1

4

800

THALLIUM

7440-28-0

90

90

90

TOLUENE

108-88-3

30

2,000

3,000

TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2,4-

120-82-1

2

6

5,000

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1-

71-55-6

30

600

3,000

TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-

79-00-5

0.1

2

500

TRICHLOROETHYLENE

79-01-6

0.3

0.3

70

TRICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4,5-

95-95-4

4

1,000

600

TRICHLOROPHENOL 2,4,6-

88-06-2

0.7

20

20

VANADIUM

7440-62-2

800

800

800

VINYL CHLORIDE

75-01-4

0.9

0.7

100

XYLENES (Mixed Isomers)

1330-20-7

400

100

3,000

ZINC

7440-66-6

5,000

5,000

5,000

NOTE: All concentrations of oil and/or hazardous material in soil are calculated and presented on a dry weight/dry weight basis. NA - Not Applicable

* - The Total Chromium standard is applicable in the absence of species-specific data for Chromium III and Chromium VI.

** - Cyanide expressed as Physiologically Available Cyanide (PAC). In the absence of measured Physiologically Available Cyanide, the standard is applicable to Total Cyanide.

***- The listed PFAS compounds and associated CAS numbers are for the acid forms of these PFAS compounds. The PFAS standards presented in Table 4 also apply to the respective anionic forms of these PFAS compounds. These anions may form salts with any of a number of cations resulting in a variety of possible chemical species, each having a unique CAS number.

[DAGGER]- The Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) standard may be used as an alternative to the appropriate combinations of the Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fraction standards. The use of the general TPH standard is a valid option only for C9 and greater petroleum hydrocarbons; it is not appropriate for the characterization of risks associated with lighter (gasolinerange) hydrocarbons.

[DOUBLE DAGGER]- The Department periodically reviews the scientific basis for these Standards and amends them, as appropriate, to incorporate new scientific information.

310 CMR 40.0975

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1407, eff. 12/27/2019.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1413, eff. 12/27/2019.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1503, eff. 3/1/2024.
Amended by Mass Register Issue S1516, eff. 3/1/2024.