EPH

Question 1

Analyses for Leaded Gasoline/Aviation Gasoline

Answer 1

Soil/Sed - VO+TIC, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, lead
Water - Same

Question 2

Analyses for Unleaded Gasoline

Answer 2

Soil/Sed - VO+TIC, Tert butyl alcohol
Water - Same

Question 3

Analyses for Light Petro Distillates (Naptha, Stoddard Solvent, Paint Thinner, etc)

Answer 3

Soil/Sed - VO+TIC
Water - Same

Question 4

Analyses for Kerosene, Jet Fuel

Answer 4

Soil/Sed - VO+TIC, Naphthalene, 2-Methylnaphthalene
Water - VO+TIC, SVOC+TIC

Question 5

Analyses for No 2 Heating Oil and Diesel

Answer 5

Soil/Sed - EPH, 25% of samples where EPH > 1,000 mg/kg for Nap/2MN
Water - VOC+TIC, SVOC+TIC

Question 6

Analyses for No. 4 and 6 Heating Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Cutting Oil, Lubricating Oil

Answer 6

Soil/Sed - EPH, 25% samples where EPH>100 mg/kg for PAHs
Water - VOC+TIC, SVOC+TIC

Question 7

Analyses for Crude Oil

Answer 7

Soil/Sed - EPH, VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICs, TAL Metals
Water - VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICS, TAL Metals, Ammonia (total)

Question 8

Analyses for Waste Oil or Unknown Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Answer 8

Soil/Sed - EPH, 25% samples with EPH detections for VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICs, PCBs, TAL Metals
Water - VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICs, TAL Metals

Question 9

Analyses for Waste Vehicular Crankcase Oil

Answer 9

Soil/Sed - EPH, 25% samples with EPH detections for VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICs, PCBs, Lead
Water - VOC+TICs, SVOC+TICs, Lead

Question 10

Analyses for Mineral Oil

Answer 10

Soil/Sed - EPH
Water - EPH

Question 11

Analyses for Dielectric Fluid, Dielectric Mineral Oil, Transformer Oil

Answer 11

Soil/Sed - EPH and PCBs, 25% of samples with EPH detections for PAHs
Water - EPH and PCBs

Question 12

Analyses for MGP Sites

Answer 12

Soil/Sed - EPH, VOC+TICs, PAH, TAL Metals, Cyanide, Phenolics
Water - EPH, VOC+TICs, PAH, TAL Metals, Ammonia (total), Cyanide, Phenolics

Question 13

What is the EPH Category 1 Product Limit?

Answer 13

8,000 mg/kg

Question 14

What are the two product limits for EPH Category 2?

Answer 14

8,000 mg/kg for crude oil, LNAPL at MGP sites, unknown hydrocarbons
17,000 mg/kg for all other Category 2

Question 15

What petroleum products are considered Category 1?

Answer 15

No 2 Heating Oil and Diesel Fuel

Question 16

What petroleum products are considered Category 2?

Answer 16

No. 4 Heating Oil, No. 6 Heating oil, hydraulic oil, cutting oil, lubricating oil, crude oil, waste oil, unknown petroleum hydrocarbons, waste vehicular crankcase oil, mineral oil, dielectric fluid, transformer oil, MGP discharges

Question 17

Residential Category 1 EPH Standard

Answer 17

5,100 mg/kg

Question 18

Nonresidential Category 1 EPH Standard

Answer 18

54,000 mg/kg
Default product limit is 8,000 mg/kg or site-specific alternative limit

Question 19

To calculate alternative product limit, what analyses do you need?

Answer 19

Category 2 EPH and grain size

Question 20

What is the EPH Ceiling limit?

Answer 20

Max concentration of EPH allowed to remain in soil on a sample specific basis
30,000 mg/kg