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Q-2, r. 46 - Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations

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SCHEDULE I
(ss. 1 and 4)
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Contaminants Limit values
mg/kg of soil
(dry matter)
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I- METALS AND METALLOIDS
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Silver (Ag) 20
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Arsenic (As) 30
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Barium (Ba) 500
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Cadmium (Cd) 5
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Cobalt (Co) 50
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Chromium (Cr) 250
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Copper (Cu) 100
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Tin (Sn) 50
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Manganese (Mn) 1,000
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Mercury (Hg) 2
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Molybdenum (Mo) 10
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Nickel (Ni) 100
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Lead (Pb) 500
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Selenium (Se) 3
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Zinc (Zn) 500
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II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Available bromide (Br-) 50

Available cyanide (CN-) 10

Total cyanide (CN-) 50

Available fluoride (F-) 400
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III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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Benzene 0.5
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Monochlorobenzene 1
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1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1
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1,3-Dichlorobenzene 1
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1,4-Dichlorobenzene 1
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Ethylbenzene 5
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Styrene 5
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Toluene 3
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Xylenes 5
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Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
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Chloroform 5
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1,1-Dichloroethane 5
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1,2-Dichloroethane 5
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1,1-Dichloroethylene 5
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1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 5
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Dichloromethane 5
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1,2-Dichloropropane 5
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1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 5
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1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 5
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Tetrachloroethylene 5
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Carbon tetrachloride 5
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane 5
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5
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Trichloroethylene 5
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IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
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Non-chlorinated
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Cresol (ortho, meta, para) 1
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2,4-Dimethylphenol 1
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2-Nitrophenol 1
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4-Nitrophenol 1
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Phenol 1
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Chlorinated
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Chlorophenol (-2, -3, or -4) 0.5
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2,3-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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2,4-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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2,5-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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2,6-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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3,4-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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3,5-Dichlorophenol 0.5
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 0.5
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2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5
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2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5
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2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol 0.5
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2,3,4-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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2,3,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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2,3,6-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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3,4,5-Trichlorophenol 0.5
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V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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Acenaphthene 10
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Acenaphthylene 10
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Anthracene 10
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Benzo(a)anthracene 1
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Benzo(a)pyrene 1
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Benzo(b+j+k)fluoranthene 1
(combination or each)
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Benzo(c)phenanthrene 1
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Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 1
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Chrysene 1
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Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 1
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Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene 1
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Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene 1
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Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene 1
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7,12-Dimethylbenzo(a)anthracene 1
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Fluoranthene 10
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Fluorene 10
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Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 1
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3-Methylcholanthrene 1
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Naphthalene 5
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1-Methylnaphthalene 1
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2-Methylnaphthalene 1
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1,3-Dimethylnaphthalene 1
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2,3,5-Trimethylnaphthalene 1
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Phenanthrene 5
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Pyrene 10
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VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS
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2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 0.04
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VII- CHLOROBENZENES

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Hexachlorobenzene 2
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Pentachlorobenzene 2
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1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 2
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1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 2
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1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 2
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1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 2
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 2
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1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 2
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VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs)
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Summation of the congeners 1
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IX- PESTICIDES
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Tebuthiuron 50
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X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES

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Acrylonitrile 1
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Ethylene glycol 97
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Formaldehyde 100
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Dibutyl phthalate 6
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XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS
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Petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C20 700
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XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS
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Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins 1.5 x 10-5
and chlorodibenzofurans expressed as
2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalents
(NATO scale, 1988)
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O.C. 15-2007, Sch. I.
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