Montana Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

TIER1 - SURFACE SOIL (0-2ft) RBSLs (mg/kg) (includes default RBSLs)
This table applies to contaminant surface soil from 0-2 feet below ground surface. Default RBSLs used to determine if a release ahs occurred at a site are provided in bold and shaded. Default RBSLs apply to the entire soils column and always apply in the absence of adequate information. Distance to water is from the sample depth to the water table.

Distance to Groundwater

<10 feet to Groundwater

10-20 feet to Groundwater

>20 feet to Groundwater

Chemical

E

Residential

B

Commercial

B

Residential

B

Commercial

B

Residential

B

Commercial

B

For Gasoline and Light Hydrocarbons measured using Massachusetts Method for
Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH)

C5-C8 aliphatic n

13

dc

50

dc

13

dc

50

dc

13

dc

50

dc
C9-C12 aliphatic n

100

bu

500

bu

100

bu

500

bu

100

bu

500

bu
C9-C10 aromatic n

15

l

15

l

32

dc

50

l

32

dc

70

l
MTBE n

0.1

l

0.1

l

0.2

l

0.2

l

0.3

l

0.3

l
Benzene c

0.05

l

0.05

l

0.1

l

0.1

l

0.02

l

0.02

l
Toluene n

14

l

14

l

41

l

41

l

63

l

63

l
Ethylbenzene n

13

l

13

l

40

l

40

l

62

l

62

l
Xylenes n

220

l

220

l

680

l

680

l

1000

l

1000

l
Naphthalene n

3

l

3

l

9

l

9

l

13

l

13

l

For Diesel and Heavy Hydrocarbons measured using Massachusetts Method for
Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH)

C9-C18 aliphatic n

1000

bu

2500

bu

1000

bu

2500

bu

1000

bu

2500

bu
C19-C36 aliphatic n

2500

bu

5000

bu

2500

bu

5000

bu

2500

bu

5000

bu
C11-C22 aromatic n

120

dc

400

dc

120

dc

750

dc

120

dc

750

dc
Acenaphthene n

160

l

160

l

530

l

530

l

590

dc

810

l
Anthracene n

2900

dc

3700

l

2900

dc

13000

l

2900

dc

19000

l
Benz(a)anthracene c

0.8

dc

6

dc

0.8

dc

6

dc

0.8

dc

6

dc
Benzo(a)pyrene c

0.08

dc

0.6

dc

0.08

dc

0.6

dc

0.08

dc

0.6

dc
Benzo(b)fluoranthene c

0.8

dc

6

dc

0.8

dc

6

dc

0.8

dc

6

dc
Benzo(k)fluoranthene c

8

dc

60

dc

8

dc

60

dc

8

dc

60

dc
Chrysene c

80

dc