Colorado 2003 Cleanup Standards for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil and Groundwater

Tier 1 Risk-Based Screening Levels (RBSLs) and TPH Threshold Value

Media Exposure Land Use Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene Xylenes Naphthalene TPH
Pathway
Subsurface Soil Leachate to NA 0.26 mg/kg 170 mg/kg 200 mg/kg 1900 mg/kg 310 mg/kg 500 mg/kg
Groundwater
Ingestion
Surficial Soil Ingestion/ Residential 4.1 mg/kg 4100mg/kg 2100 mg/kg 36000mg/kg 2,400 mg/kg 500mg/kg
Dermal/
Inhalation Industrial 12mg/kg 28000mg/kg 15000mg/kg 250000mg/kg 35,000 mg/kg 500mg/kg

Soil Vapor Indoor Air Residential 2700µg/m3 > VP3 > VP3 > VP3 NA NA
Inhalation Industrial 35000µg/m 3
> VP3
> VP 3
> VP3 NA NA
Groundwater Indoor Air Residential 0.015mg/L 6.9mg/L 18mg/L 14mg/L 30mg/L NA
Inhalation Industrial 0.39 mg/L 490 mg/L > Sol4 > Sol4 > Sol NA
1
Groundwater Groundwater NA 0.005mg/L 1.0 mg/L 0.68 mg/L 10 mg/L NA site specific
Ingestion
(MCLs)

1
The Subsurface Soil Leachate to Groundwater Ingestion and Groundwater Ingestion Pathway
concentrations are considered the Action Levels.

2
At sites where BTEX concentrations are below the Action Levels and TPH soil concentrations are above
500mg/kg, PAH analyses are required for the 16 Priority PAHs.

> VP denotes that even at a concentration equal to the vapor pressure of the chemical, a hazard
3

quotient of 1 is not exceeded.

> Sol denotes that even at a concentration equal to the solubility of the chemical, a hazard quotient of 1
4

is not exceeded.

5
Not applicable for exposure pathway

Contact: Marilyn Hajicek, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Oil Inspection Section, 303-
620-4032

Web Site: http://oil.cdle.state.co.us

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