Alabama 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater

Product Parameter/ Lab Test Protocol Detection Level Notification Level Action Level Cleanup Level
Constituent & Number
Gasoline Benzene EPA 602, 624, * any amount 5µg/L 5µg/L
8021, 8260
Ethylbenzene EPA 602, 624, * any amount 700µg/L 700µg/L
8021, 8260

Toluene EPA 602, 624, * any amount 1000µg/L 1000µg/L

8021, 8260

Xylene EPA 602, 624, * any amount 10,000µg/L 10,000µg/L

8021, 8260

MTBE EPA 8021, 8260 * any amount 20µg/L site specific**

Diesel PAH EPA 610, 625, * any amount site specific** site specific**
8310, 8100, 8270
BTEX EPA 602, 624, * any amount same as gasoline same as gasoline
8021, 8260

Waste Oil BTEX EPA Method 602, * any amount same as gasoline same as gasoline
624, 8021, 8260
PAH EPA Method 610, * any amount same as diesel same as diesel
625, 8310, 8100,
8270

Lead EPA 239.2, 7420, * any amount 15µg/L site specific

7421

*Dictated by Method.

** Health Advisory Limits.

Note: Risk assessment may be utilized to allow for an alternate corrective action limit. The UST program
has developed
a risk-based program for alternate corrective action limits at UST release sites.

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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150 Fearing Street · Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413.549.5170
Fax: 413.549.0579
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 Alabama 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

Product Parameter/ Lab Test Protocol & Detection Notification Level Action Level Cleanup Level
Constituent Number Level
Gasoline TPH (1) or EPA 4030, 9071, 418.1, * any amount 100mg/kg 100mg/kg**
SM 5520
BTEX EPA 8021, 8260 * any amount ** **

MTBE * any amount ** **

Diesel (1) EPA 4030, 9071, 418.1,
TPH or * any amount 100mg/kg 100mg/kg**
SM 5520
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, * any amount 100mg/kg 100mg/kg**
SM 5520
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

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