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Mississippi Cleanup
Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater
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Underground Storage Tank Typical Cleanup
Levels |
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The following cleanup
levels are typically used if there are no sensitive environmental
receptors such as public water wells, geologic areas, vapors in a
home, etc. |
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Substance in Tank |
Media |
Typical Cleanup Levels |
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Gasoline |
Soil
Water |
110 mg/kg BTEX*
18 mg/L BTEX* |
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Diesel, waste oil, or
kerosene |
Soil
Water |
PAH** See table
below(for both soil and water) |
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*BTEX = Benzene,
Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (EPA 8021B or 8260B) |
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**PAH = Polynuclear
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (EPA 8100, 8270C, or 8310) |
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Cleanup Levels for Polynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbons |
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Constituent |
Soil Level(mg/kg) |
Groundwater Level(mg/L) |
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Acenaphthene |
>28 |
2.2 |
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Acenaphthylene |
>9.5 |
0.15 |
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Anthracene |
>0.66 |
>0.045 |
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Benzo (a) anthracene |
1.0 |
0.00012 |
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Benzo (b) fluoranthene |
0.42 |
0.00012 |
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Benzo (k) fluoranthene |
>2.4 |
0.0012 |
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Benzo (g, h, i )
perylene |
>1.1 |
>0.0007 |
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Benzo (a) pyrene |
0.077 |
0.000012 |
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Chrysene |
0.096 |
0.000074 |
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Dibenzo (a,h)
anthracene |
0.056 |
0.000012 |
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Fluoranthene |
>7.9 |
>0.21 |
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Fluorene |
>12 |
1.5 |
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Indeno (1,2,3,c,d)
pyrene |
26.0 |
0.00012 |
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Naphthalene |
9.8 |
0.73 |
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Phenanthrene |
>23 |
1.1 |
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Pyrene |
>6.1 |
0.16 |
* If no sensitive
environmental receptors are present.
Contact:
Martha Martin,
Mississippi Underground Storage Tank Division, 601-961-5171
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