REFERENCE DOCUMENTS - RAL25/0004 (As Published)

                                                                                                    Groundwater Investigation Levels
                                                                                                               Marine          Drinking
                                           Substance                                Fresh WatersA
                                                                                                               WatersA          WaterB
                                                                                          (µg/L)                (µg/L)          (mg/L)
                                                                                         guideline             guideline
                                                                                          refer to              refer to
                     Nitrite (as NO2)                                                                                              3
                                                                                         guideline             guideline
                                                                                          refer to              refer to
                     Nitrogen                                                                                                      -
                                                                                         guideline             guideline
                                                                                          refer to              refer to
                     Phosphorus                                                                                                    -
                                                                                         guideline             guideline
                     Sulphate (as SO4)                                                          -                   -             500
                                                                Organic alchohols/other organics
                     Ethanol                                                                1400                    -              -
                     Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid
                                                                                                -                   -             0.25
                     (EDTA)
                     Formaldehyde                                                               -                   -             0.5
                     Nitrilotriacetic acid                                                      -                   -             0.2
                                                                                    Anilines
                     Aniline                                                                    8                   -              -
                     2,4-Dichloroaniline                                                        7                   -              -
                     3,4-Dichloroaniline                                                        3                  150             -
                                                                          Chlorinated Alkanes
                     Dichloromethane                                                            -                   -            0.004
                     Trichloromethane (chloroform)                                              -                   -            0.003
                     Trihalomethanes (total)                                                    -                   -             0.25
                     Tetrachloromethane (carbon
                                                                                                -                   -            0.003
                     tetrachloride)
                     1,2-Dichloroethane                                                         -                   -            0.003
                     1,1,2-Trichloroethane                                                  6500                   1900                -
                     Hexachloroethane                                                       290D                    -              -
                                                                          Chlorinated Alkenes
                     Chloroethene (vinyl chloride)                                              -                   -            0.0003
                     1,1-Dichloroethene                                                         -                   -             0.03
                     1,2-Dichoroethene                                                          -                   -             0.06
                     Tetrachloroethene (PCE)
                                                                                                -                   -             0.05
                     (Perchloroethene)
                                                                         Chlorinated Benzenes
                     Chlorobenzene                                                              -                   -             0.3
                     1,2- Dichlorobenzene                                                   160                     -             1.5
                     1,3- Dichlorobenzene                                                   260                     -              -
                     1,4- Dichlorobenzene                                                       60                  -             0.04



                    Schedule B 1 - Guideline on Investigation Levels for Soil and Groundwater                                              67
                                                         Federal Register of Legislative Instruments F2013C00288
Document Set ID: 23717062
Version: 0, Version Date: 01/01/1900