Vermont 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater

Action Level Cleanup Level

Parameter/ Lab Test Protocol & Detection Notification
Constituent Number Level Level

Gasoline
Benzene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 5µg/L site specific

Toluene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 1000µg/L site specific

Ethylbenzene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 700µg/L site specific
Xylenes EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 10,000µg/L site specific
MTBE EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 40µg/L site specific
Diesel
Benzene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 5µg/L site specific

Toluene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 1000µg/L site specific

Ethylbenzene EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 700µg/L site specific
Xylenes EPA 8021 B 1µg/L any amount 10,000µg/L site specific

Waste Oil VOCs EPA 8260 1µg/L any amount * site specific

Metals RCRA 8 total metals any amount * site specific

SVOCs EPA Method 8270 any amount * site specific

* Compound specific groundwater enforcement standard

Contact: Chuck Schwer, Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation, 802-241-3876

E-mail: chuck.schwer@anr.state.vt.us

Web Site: http://www.anr.state.vt.us

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 Vermont 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

Product Parameter/ Lab Test Protocol & Detection Notification Action Level Cleanup
Constituent Number Level Level Level
**Gasoline BTEX EPA 8021 B 100µg/kg any amount * site specific
TPH EPA 8015 M DRO 10mg/kg any amount 1000mg/kg(industrial) site specific

200mg/kg(residential)
**Diesel BTEX EPA 8021 B 100µg/kg any amount *
TPH EPA 8015 GRO 10mg/kg any amount 1000mg/kg(industrial) site specific

200mg/kg(residential)
Waste Oil VOCs EPA 8260 100µg/kg any amount * site specific

Use EPA Region IX's Risk-based concentration tables as a point of reference.

**Vermont encourages the use of Photoionization Device (PID) for field screening soils during initial site
assessments.

Contact: Chuck Schwer, Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation, 802-241-3876

E-mail: chuck.schwer@anr.state.vt.us

Web Site: http://www.anr.state.vt.us

Copyright © 2009 Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation, Inc.
150 Fearing Street · Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413.549.5170
Fax: 413.549.0579
E-mail: info@aehs.com