Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Natural Area Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Natural Area Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Receptor / Tier 1 Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Protection of Domestic Use Aquifer / Direct Soil
Contact / Nutrient Energy Cycling Check / Livestock Soil and Food Ingestion / Wildlife Soil and Food Ingestion / Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life / Protection of
Wildlife Water / Management
Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41
Acenaphthylene / DELETED
Naphthalene / 0.014 / 0.017 / 0.014 / 0.017
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthened / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthened / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / -
Chrysene d / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / -
Chlorinated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.037 / 0.037 / 0.062
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldrin / 11 / - / -
Bromacil / 0.20 / 0.12
DDT / 0.7 / 0.7 / - / -
Diazinone / BDL / BDL
Dieldrin / 0.59 / 1.1 / - / -
Endrin / 2.4 / 4.7 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / - / -
MCPA e / 0.42 / 0.66 / 0.42 / 0.66
Tebuthiurone / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046
Toxaphene / - / -
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 5.7 / 5.7 / 18 / 22

Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Agricultural Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Receptor / Tier 1
Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Direct Soil Contact / Vapour Inhalation / Protection of Domestic Use Aquifer / Direct Soil Contact / Nutrient/ Energy Cycling Check / Livestock Soil and Food Ingestion / Wildlife Soil and Food Ingestion / Protection
of Freshwater
Aquatic Life / Protection of Livestock Water / Protection of Wildlife Water / Protection of Irrigation Water / Management Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Fine / Coarse / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / Basement / Slab / Basement / Slab / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41
Acenaphthylene / DELETED
Naphthalene / 0.014 / 0.017 / 0.014 / 0.017
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthenef / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthenef / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / -
Chrysene f / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / -
Chlorinated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.00057 / 0.014 / 0.00078 / 0.00057 / 0.037 / 0.062
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldicarbg / 0.079 / 0.078
Aldrin / - / -
Bromacilg / 0.20 / 0.12
Chlorothalonil / 0.43 / 0.52
DDT / 0.7 / 0.7 / - / -
Diazinong / BDL / BDL
Dichlofop-methyl / 0.079 / 0.095 / 0.079 / 0.095
Dieldrin / 0.59 / 1.1 / - / -
Dinosebg / 1.4 / 1.7 / 1.4 / 1.7
Endrin / 2.4 / 4.7 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / - / -
MCPA g / 0.026 / 460 / 0.42 / 0.66
Tebuthiurong / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046
Toxaphene / - / -
Other Organics
Diisopropanolamine / 29 / 34
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 5.7 / 5.7 / 18 / 22
Sulfolane / 0.21 / 0.39 / 0.28

Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Residential/Parkland Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Receptor / Tier 1 Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Direct Soil Contact / Vapour Inhalation / Protection of Domestic Use Aquifer / Direct Soil
Contact / Nutrient/ Energy
Cycling Check / Protection
of Freshwater
Aquatic Life / Management
Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Fine / Coarse / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / Basement / Slab / Basement / Slab / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41
Acenaphthylene / DELETED
Naphthalene / 0.014 / 0.017 / 0.014 / 0.017
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / -
Chrysene / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / -
Chlorinated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane
(Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.00057 / 0.014 / 0.00078 / 0.00057 / 0.037 / 0.062
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldrin / - / -
Bromacil / 0.20 / 0.12
DDT / 12 / 12 / - / -
Diazinong / BDL / BDL
Dieldrin / 0.59 / 1.1 / - / -
Endrin / 2.4 / 4.7 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / - / -
MCPA g / 0.42 / 0.66 / 460 / 0.42 / 0.66
Tebuthiurong / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046 / 0.046
Toxaphene
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 5.7 / 5.7 / 18 / 22

Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Commercial Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Receptor / Tier 1 Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Direct Soil Contact / Vapour Inhalation / Protection
of Domestic
Use Aquifer / Off-Site Migration / Direct Soil
Contact / Nutrient/ Energy Cycling Check / Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life / Off-Site Migration / Management
Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / Slab / Slab / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / mg/kg / mg/kg / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41
Acenaphthylene / DELETE
Naphthalene / 0.014 / 0.017 / 0.014 / 0.017
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / -
Chrysene / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / -
Chlorinated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane
(Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.037 / 0.0069 / 41 / 0.092 / 0.0069 / 0.037 / 0.062
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldrin / - / -
Bromacil / 0.49 / 0.20
DDT / 12 / 12 / - / -
Diazinong / BDL / BDL
Dieldrin / 0.59 / 1.1 / - / -
Endrin / 2.4 / 4.7 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / - / -
MCPA g / 0.42 / 0.66 / 690 / 0.42 / 0.66
Tebuthiurong / 0.60 / 0.60 / 0.60 / 0.60
Toxaphene / - / -
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 14 / 14 / 18 / 22

Surface Soil Remediation Guideline Values for Industrial Land Use - All Exposure Pathways

Receptor / Tier 1 Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Direct Soil Contact / Vapour
Inhalation / Protection of Domestic
Use Aquifer / Off-Site Migration / Direct Soil
Contact / Nutrient/ Energy Cycling Check / Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life / Off-Site Migration / Management
Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / Slab / Slab / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41
Acenaphthylene
Naphthalene / 0.014 / 0.017 / 0.014 / 0.017
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / -
Chrysene / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / -
Chlorinated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane
(Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.037 / 0.0069 / 480 / 0.092 / 0.0069 / 0.037 / 0.062
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldrin / 11 / - / -
Bromacil / 0.49 / 0.20
DDT / 12 / 12 / - / -
Diazinong / BDL / BDL
Dieldrin / 0.59 / 1.1 / - / -
Endrin / 2.4 / 4.7 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / - / -
MCPA g / 0.42 / 0.66 / 8200 / 0.42 / 0.66
Tebuthiurong / 0.60 / 0.60 / 0.60 / 0.60
Toxaphene / - / -
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 14 / 14 / 18 / 22

Subsoil Remediation Guideline Values for Natural Area Land Use - All Exposure Pathways (BTEX and PHC Only)

Receptor / Tier 1 Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Protection
of Domestic
Use Aquifer / Direct Soil Contact / Nutrient/ Energy Cycling Check / Livestock Soil and Food Ingestion / Wildlife Soil and Food Ingestion / Protection
of Freshwater
Aquatic Life / Protection
of Wildlife Water / Management Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41

Subsoil Remediation Guideline Values for Agricultural Land Use - All Exposure Pathways (BTEX and PHC Only)

Receptor / Tier 1
Guideline / Human / Ecological / Other
Pathway / Direct Soil Contact / Vapour Inhalation / Protection of Domestic Use Aquifer / Direct Soil Contact / Nutrient/ Energy Cycling Check / Livestock Soil and Food Ingestion / Wildlife Soil and Food Ingestion / Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life / Protection of Livestock Water / Protection of Wildlife Water / Protection of Irrigation Water / Management Limit
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / - / Fine / Fine / Coarse / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / - / - / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Building Type / - / Basement / Slab / Basement / Slab / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Unit / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / mg/kg / mg/kg / mg/kg / mg/kg / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg) / (mg/kg)
Benzene / 7.9 / 0.17
Toluene / 0.12 / 63,000 / 0.12
Xylenes / 41

Subsoil Remediation Guideline Values for Residential/Parkland Land Use - All Exposure Pathways (BTEX and PHC Only)

Subsoil Remediation Guideline Values for Commercial Land Use - All Exposure Pathways (BTEX and PHC Only)

Subsoil Remediation Guideline Values for Industrial Land Use - All Exposure Pathways (BTEX and PHC Only)

Groundwater Remediation Guideline Values for Natural Areas - All Water Uses

Water Use / Tier 1 Guideline / Potable GW / Eco Soil Contact / Aquatic Life / Wildlife Watering
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / All / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Unit / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L)
General and Inorganic Parameters
Chloride / 120 / 120 / 120 / 120
Fluoride / 1.5 / 1.5 / - / -
Nitrate (as nitrogen) / 3 / 3 / 10 / 3 / 3
Nitrite (as nitrogen) / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sulphate / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sulphide – Total (as S) / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019
Metals
Chromium (trivalent) / 0.0089 / 0.0089 / - / 0.0089 / 0.0089
Chromium (hexavalent) / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.05 / 0.001 / 0.001
Copper / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007
Mercury (total) / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005
Silver / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001
Uranium / 0.015 / 0.015 / 0.015 / 0.015
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 3.6 / 0.0.074
Toluene / 0.021 / 12,000 / 0.021
Xylenes / 2.9
Acenaphthylene / DELETED
Naphthalene / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / - / - / -
Chrysene / - / - / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / - / - / -
Halogenated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.002 / 0.002 / 0.002
Chlorinated Aromatics
Pesticides
Aldrin / - / - / - / -
Bromacil / 0.44 / 0.30
Chlorpyrifos / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002
DDT / 0.093 / 0.093 / - / -
Diazinon / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017
Dieldrin / 0.0007 / 0.0007 / - / -
Endrin / 0.0028 / 0.0028 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / 0.000052 / 0.000052 / - / -
MCPA / 0.1
Tebuthiuron / 0.20 / 0.25
Toxaphene / 0.00043 / 0.00043 / - / -
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066

Groundwater Remediation Guideline Values for Agricultural Land - All Water Uses

Water Use / Tier 1 Guideline / Potable / Inhalation / Eco Soil Contact / Aquatic Life / Irrigation / Livestock / Wildlife
Watering
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / All / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / All / All / Fine / Coarse
Unit / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L)
General and Inorganic Parameters
Chloride / 120 / 120
Electrical Conductivity (dS/m) / 1 / 1 / 1
Fluoride / 1 / 1 / - / -
Nitrate (as nitrogen) / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
Nitrite (as nitrogen) / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sodium Adsorption Ratio / 5 / 5 / 5
Sulphate / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sulphide – Total (as S) / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019
Metals
Chromium (trivalentl) / 0.0049 / 0.0049 / - / 0.0089 / 0.0089
Chromium (hexavalent) / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.05 / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.008 / 0.05
Copper / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007
Mercury (total) / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005
Silver / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001
Uranium / 0.015 / 0.015
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 3.6 / 0.074
Toluene / 0.021 / 12,000 / 0.021
Xylenes / 2.9
Acenaphthylene / DELETED
Naphthalene / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / - / - / -
Chrysene / - / - / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / - / - / -
Halogenated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane
(Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.002 / 0.00057 / 0.002 / 0.012 / 0.00057
Pesticides
Aldicarb / 0.073
Aldrin / - / -
Bromacil / 0.44 / 0.30
Bromoxynil / 0.00044 / 0.00044 / 0.00044
Chlorothalonil / 0.0093
Chlorpyrifos / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002
DDT / 0.093 / 0.093 / - / -
Diazinon / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017
Dicamba / 0.000008 / 0.000008 / 0.000008
Dichlofop-methyl / 0.00024 / 0.00024 / 0.00024
Dieldrin / 0.0007 / 0.0007 / - / -
Dinoseb / 0.021
Endrin / 0.0028 / 0.0028 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / 0.000052 / 0.000052 / - / -
Linuron / 0.00011 / 0.00011 / 0.00011
MCPA / 0.00004 / 0.00004 / 0.1 / 0.00004
Tebuthiuron / 0.00043 / 0.00043 / 0.20 / 0.25 / 0.00043
Toxaphene / - / -
Other Organics
Diisopropanolamine / 3.2
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066
Sulfolane / 0.8

Groundwater Remediation Guideline Values for Residential/Parkland Land - All Water Uses

Pathway / Tier 1 Guideline / Potable / Inhalation / Eco Soil Contact / Aquatic Life
Soil Type / Fine / Coarse / All / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse / Fine / Coarse
Unit / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L) / (mg/L)
General and Inorganic Parameters
Chloride / 120 / 120 / 120 / 120
Fluoride / 1.5 / 1.5 / - / -
Nitrate (as nitrogen) / 3 / 3 / 10 / 3 / 3
Nitrite (as nitrogen) / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sulphate / see note e / see note e / see note d / see note d
Sulphide - Total (as S) / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019 / 0.0019
Metals
Chromium (trivalent) / 0.0089 / 0.0089 / 0.0089 / 0.0089
Chromium (hexavalent) / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.05 / 0.001 / 0.001
Copper / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007 / 0.007
Mercury (total) / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005 / 0.000005
Silver / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001 / 0.0001
Uranium / 0.015 / 0.015 / 0.015 / 0.015
Hydrocarbons
Benzene / 3.6 / 0.074
Toluene / 0.021 / 12,000 / 0.021
Xylenes / 2.9
Acenaphthylene / DELETE
Naphthalene / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001 / 0.001
Benzo[b+j]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[k]fluoranthene / - / - / - / -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene / - / - / - / -
Chrysene / - / - / - / -
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene / - / - / - / -
Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene / - / - / - / -
Halogenated Aliphatics
Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride) / 0.002 / 0.002 / 0.002 / 0.080 / 0.0069
Pesticides
Aldrin / - / -
Bromacil / 1.1 / 0.50
Chlorpyrifos / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002 / 0.000002
DDT / 0.093 / 0.093 / - / -
Diazinon / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017 / 0.00017
Dieldrin / 0.0007 / 0.0007 / - / -
Endrin / 0.0028 / 0.0028 / - / -
Heptachlor epoxide / 0.000052 / 0.000052 / - / -
MCPA / 0.1
Tebuthiuron / 2.6 / 3.2
Toxaphene / 0.00043 / 0.00043 / - / -
Other Organics
Nonylphenol + ethoxylates / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066 / 0.0066

Groundwater Remediation Guideline Values for Commercial/Industrial - All Water Uses