Alabama Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

Product

Parameter/ Constituent

Lab Test Protocol & Number

Detection Level

Notification Level

Action Level

Cleanup Level

Gasoline

TPH (1) or

EPA 4030, 9071, 418.1, SM 5520

*

any amount

100mg/kg

100mg/kg**

BTEX

MTBE

EPA 8021, 8260

 

*

*

any amount

any amount

**

**

**

**

Diesel

TPH(1) or

EPA 4030, 9071, 418.1, SM 5520

*

any amount

100mg/kg

100mg/kg**

BTEX(2)

EPA 8021, 8260

*

any amount

**

**

PAH(2)

EPA 8100, 8310, 8270

*

any amount

**

**

Waste Oil

TPH (1) or

EPA 4030, 9071, 418.1, SM 5520

*

any amount

100mg/kg

100mg/kg**

BTEX(2)

EPA 8021, 8260

*

any amount

**

**

PAH(2)

EPA 8100, 8310, 8270

*

any amount

**

**

Lead

EPA 239.2, 7420, 7421

*

any amount

site specific

site specific

(1) TPH analyses are required for closure site assessments. COC testing is optional during closure site assessment.

(2) COC (Chemicals of Concern) testing is required for preliminary and secondary investigations only.

*Dictated by Method

** Risk Assessment may be utilized for an alternate corrective action limit.

Note: The ADEM (Alabama Department of Environmental Management) UST program has developed a risk-based program. Cleanup levels can vary from the above listed values when a risk-based evaluation is made which can support alternate

Contact: Dorothy Malaier, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, 334-270-5613

E-mail: dsm@adem.state.al.us

Web site: http://www.adem.state.al.us

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