New Hampshire Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

Product

Parameter/ Constituent

Lab Test Protocol & Number

Detection Level

Notification Level

Action Level

Cleanup Standard

Gasoline



 

VOC and TPH       (TPH as gasoline)

*

test specific

same as Cleanup Level

Benzene>0.3mg/kg

0.3mg/kg

 

 

 

 

1-2-Dichlorocthane >0.08mg/kg

0.08mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Ethylbenzene >140mg/kg

140mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Isopropylbenzene >123mg/kg

123mg/kg

 

 

 

 

MTBE >2mg/kg

2mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Toluene >100mg/kg

100mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Xylenes >500mg/kg

500mg/kg

 

 

 

 

TPH >10,000mg/kg

10,000mg/kg

No's 2,4,5,6 Fuel Oil and Diesel

 

VOC, PAH and TPH (TPH as oil)

**

test specific

same as Cleanup Level

VOCs and TPH same as above

 

 

 

 

 

Napthalene >5mg/kg

5mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Acenapthene >270mg/kg

270mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Benzo(a,h)pyrene >0.7mg/kg

0.7mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Benzo(b)fluoranthene >7mg/kg

7mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Benzo(k)fluoranthene >7mg/kg

7mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Chrysene >70mg/kg

70mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Dibenzo(a)anthracene >0.7mg/kg

0.7mg/kg

 

 

 

 

Fluoranthene >810mg/kg

810mg/kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Methylnaphthalene >150mg/kg

150mg/kg

Total non- carcinogenic PAHs

 

 

 

Compound Specific

Compound Specific

* Initially 8260 plus MTBE and P&T-GC/FID for TPH. All other samples 8020 plus MTBE or 8240 plus MTBE and P&T GC/FID for TPH.

**Initially 8260, 8270/8310 and extraction GC/FID for TPH. All other samples 8020, 8240, 8260 or 8270/8310 and extraction GC/FID for PAH.

Contact: Gary Lynn, P. E., glynn@des.state.nh.us New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, 603-271-6778

Web Site:  http://www.state.nh.us/des/orcb




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