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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) 40
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Arsenic (As) 50
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Barium (Ba) 2,000
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Cadmium (Cd) 20
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Cobalt (Co) 300
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Chromium (Cr) 800
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Copper (Cu) 500
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Tin (Sn) 300
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Manganese (Mn) 2,200
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Mercury (Hg) 10
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Molybdenum (Mo) 40
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Nickel (Ni) 500
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Lead (Pb) 1,000
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Selenium (Se) 10
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Zinc (Zn) 1,500
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II- OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Available bromide (Br-) 300
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Available cyanide (CN-) 100
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Total cyanide (CN-) 500
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Available fluoride (F-) 2,000
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III- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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Benzene 5
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Chlorobenzene (mono) 10
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1,2-Dichlorobenzene 10
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1,3-Dichlorobenzene 10
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1,4-Dichlorobenzene 10
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Ethylbenzene 50
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Styrene 50
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Toluene 30
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Xylenes 50
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Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons
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Chloroform 50
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1,1-Dichloroethane 50
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1,2-Dichloroethane 50
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1,1-Dichloroethylene 50
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1,2-Dichloroethylene (cis and trans) 50
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Dichloromethane 50
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1,2-Dichloropropane 50
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1,3-Dichloropropylene (cis and trans) 50
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1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 50
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Tetrachloroethylene 50
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Carbon tetrachloride 50
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane 50
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane 50
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Trichloroethylene 50
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IV- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS
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Non-chlorinated
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Cresol (ortho, meta, para) 10
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2,4-Dimethylphenol 10
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2-Nitrophenol 10
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4-Nitrophenol 10
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Phenol 10
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Chlorinated
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Chlorophenol (2-, 3-, or 4-) 5
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2,3-Dichlorophenol 5
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2,4-Dichlorophenol 5
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2,5-Dichlorophenol 5
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2,6-Dichlorophenol 5
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3,4-Dichlorophenol 5
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3,5-Dichlorophenol 5
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 5
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2,3,4,5-Tetrachlorophenol 5
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2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol 5
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2,3,5,6-Tetrachlorophenol 5
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2,3,4-Trichlorophenol 5
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2,3,5-Trichlorophenol 5
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2,3,6-Trichlorophenol 5
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 5
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 5
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3,4,5-Trichlorophenol 5
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V- POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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Acenaphtene 100
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Acenaphtylene 100
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Anthracene 100
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Benzo (a) anthracene 10
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Benzo (a) pyrene 10
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Benzo (b + j + k) fluoranthene 10
(combination or each)
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Benzo (c) phenanthrene 10
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Benzo (g,h,i) perylene 10
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Chrysene 10
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Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene 10
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Dibenzo (a,i) pyrene 10
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Dibenzo (a,h) pyrene 10
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Dibenzo (a,l) pyrene 10
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7,12-Dimethylbenzo (a) anthracene 10
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Fluoranthene 100
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Fluorene 100
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Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene 10
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3-Methylcholanthrene 10
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Naphtalene 50
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1-Methylnaphtalene 10
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2-Methylnaphtalene 10
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1,3-Dimethylnaphtalene 10
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2,3,5-Trimethylnaphtalene 10
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Phenanthrene 50
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Pyrene 100
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VI- NON-CHLORINATED BENZENE COMPOUNDS
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2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 1.7
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VII- CHLOROBENZENES
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Hexachlorobenzene 10
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Pentachlorobenzene 10
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1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene 10
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1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 10
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1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 10
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1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene 10
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 10
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1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene 10
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VIII- POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB)
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Summation of the congeners 10
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IX- PESTICIDES
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Tebuthiuron 3,600
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X- OTHER ORGANIC SUBSTANCES
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Acrylonitrile 5
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Ethylene glycol 411
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Formaldehyde 125
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Dibutyl phtalate 70,000
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XI- INTEGRATING PARAMETERS
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Petroleum hydrocarbons C to C 3,500
10 50
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XII- DIOXINS AND FURANS
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Summation of chlorodibenzodioxins 7.5 x 10-4
and chlorodibenzofurans expressed
in toxic equivalents 2,3,7,8-TCDD
(NATO, 1988)
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