New Mexico Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater

Product

Parameter/ Constituent

Lab Test Protocol & Number

Detection Limit*

Groundwater

Std. Or RBSL

Surface Water

Std. Or RBSL

Gasoline

 

Benzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

10mg/L

Std.

10 mg/L

Std.

Toluene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750 mg/L

Std.

Ethylbenzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750 mg/L

Std.

Xylenes (Total)

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

620 mg/L

Std.

620 mg/L

Std.

EDB6

EPA 8021, 8260, 504.1

0.01μg/L

0.1 mg/L

Std.

0.1 mg/L

Std.

EDC6

EPA 8021, 8260

1.0μg/L

10 mg/L

Std.

10 mg/L

Std.

MTBE

EPA 8021, 82601

5.0μg/L

100 mg/L

Std.

100 mg/L

Std.

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Modified EPA 8015

 

NA

 

NA

 

Lead

EPA 239.2, 6020, 7421

15μg/L

50 mg/L

Std.

50

Std.

Diesel/Light Fuel Oils,
Jet Fuel, Kerosene

Benzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

10 mg/L

Std.

10

Std.

Toluene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750

Std.

Ethylbenzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750 mg/L

Std.

Xylenes (Total)

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

620 mg/L

Std.

620 mg/L

Std.

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Modified EPA 8015

 

NA

 

NA

 

Acenaphthene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

2,200 mg/L

RBSL

2,200 mg/L

RBSL

Anthracene**

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

11,000 mg/L

RBSL

11,000 mg/L

RBSL

Benz(a)anthracene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

Benzo(a)pyrene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

0.7μg/L***

0.7 mg/L

Std.

0.7 mg/L

Std.

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

1.2 mg/L

RBSL

Chrysene**

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

117 mg/L

RBSL

117mg/L

RBSL

Dibenz(a,h)anthracene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

0.12 mg/L

RBSL

0.12 mg/L

RBSL

Fluoranthene**

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1,460 mg/L

RBSL

1,460 mg/L

RBSL

Fluorene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1,460 mg/L

RBSL

1,460 mg/L

RBSL

Naphthalenes (total)

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

30 mg/L

Std.

30 mg/L

Std.

Phenanthrene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1,100 mg/L

RBSL

1,100 mg/L

RBSL

Pyrene

EPA 83102, 82705, 81003, 6104

1.0μg/L***

1,100 mg/L

RBSL

1,100 mg/L

RBSL

Waste/Used Oil

Benzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

10 mg/L

Std.

10 mg/L

Std.

Toluene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750 mg/L

Std.

Ethylbenzene

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

750 mg/L

Std.

750 mg/L

Std.

Xylenes (Total)

EPA 8021, 82601, 602, 624

1.0μg/L

620 mg/L

Std.

620 mg/L

Std.

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Modified EPA 8015