South Carolina Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater

Product Parameter/ Constituent Lab Test Protocol & Number Detection Level Notification Level Action Level Cleanup Level
Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene

 

 BTEX EPA 5030B or 8260B

5µg/L

any amount

*

site specific/risk
Naphthalene EPA 5030B or 8260B

5µg/L

any amount

25µg/L

site specific/risk
MTBE EPA 5030B or 8260B

5µg/L

any amount

40µg/L

site specific/risk
EDB EPA 5030B or 8260B

5µg/L

any amount

5µg/L

site specific/risk
Total PAHs EPA 3510C w/ 8100, 8270C or 8310C

10µg/L

any amount

25µg/L

site specific/risk
Waste Oil

 

 same as gasoline          
TPH EPA 9070

10mg/L

any amount

**

**
Pb EPA 7421

5µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Hg EPA 7470

0.2µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
As EPA 7060A

5µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Ba EPA 6010B

50µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Cd EPA 7131A

0.1µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Cr EPA 7191

5µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Se EPA 7740

5µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk
Ag EPA 7761

5µg/L

any amount

***

site specific/risk

* EPA Maximum Contaminant Level

** No action or cleanup levels. TPH is used solely to determine necessity of performing expanded analyses.

***Best obtainable reporting level, necessity of action based on comparison with background.

Contact: Read Miner, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, 803-898-4349

E-mail: minerrs@columb26.dhec.state.sc.us

Web Site: http://www.state.sc.us/dhec/usthome



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