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SCHEDULE I
(ss. 16, 17, 20, 24 and 26)
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Table 1 – Environmental requirements for metals, metalloids and other inorganic parameters
| Parameters | Maximum level1 - mg/kg | Maximum level prescribed by Schedule II to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37)1 - mg/kg | Maximum level - leachate,2 mg/L |
| Arsenic (As) | 6 | 50 | 0.025 |
| Barium (Ba) | 340 | 2,000 | 1 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 1.5 | 20 | 0.005 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 25 | 300 | |
| Total chromium (Cr) | 100 | 800 | 0.05 |
| Copper (Cu) | 50 | 500 | 1 |
| Available cyanide (CN-)3 | 2 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Available fluoride (F-) | 200 | 2,000 | 1.5 |
| Manganese | 1,000 | 2,200 | 0.05 |
| Mercury (Hg) | 0.2 | 10 | 0.001 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 2 | 40 | |
| Nickel (Ni) | 50 | 500 | |
| Lead (Pb) | 50 | 1,000 | 0.01 |
| Selenium (Se) | 1 | 10 | 0.01 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 140 | 1,500 | |
| 1. Total extractible metal. 2. In the case of leaching to simulate acid rain, the maximum levels applicable are those indicated in this column multiplied by 10. 3. Water leaching only for this parameter. | |||
Table 2 – Environmental requirements for organic compounds
| Parameters | Maximum level - categories 1 and 2, mg/kg | Maximum level - category 3, mg/kg |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | ||
| Acenaphtene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Acenaphtylene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Anthracene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Benzo (a) anthracene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (a) pyrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (b+j+k) fluoranthene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (c) phenanthrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (g, h, i) perylene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Chrysene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Dibenzo (ah) anthracene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Dibenzo (ai) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dibenzo (ah) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dibenzo (al) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 7,12-Dimethylbenzo (a) anthracene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Fluoranthene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Fluorene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| 3-Methylcholanthrene | 0.1 | 0,1 |
| 1-Methylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2-Methylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1,3-Dimethylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2,3,5-Trimethylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Naphtalene | 0.1 | 50 |
| Phenanthrene | 0.1 | 50 |
| Pyrene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Semi-volatile organic compounds | ||
| Butylbenzylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Chloroethoxy) methane | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Chloroisopropyl) ether | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Ethylhexyl) phtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Diethylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dimethylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Di-n-butylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Di-n-octylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachloroethane | 0.1 | 0.1 |
SCHEDULE I
(ss. 16, 17, 20, 24 and 26)
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Table 1 – Environmental requirements for metals, metalloids and other inorganic parameters
| Parameters | Maximum level1 - mg/kg | Maximum level prescribed by Schedule II to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 37)1 - mg/kg | Maximum level - leachate,2 mg/L |
| Arsenic (As) | 6 | 50 | 0.025 |
| Barium (Ba) | 340 | 2,000 | 1 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 1.5 | 20 | 0.005 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 25 | 300 | |
| Total chromium (Cr) | 100 | 800 | 0.05 |
| Copper (Cu) | 50 | 500 | 1 |
| Available cyanide (CN-)3 | 2 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Available fluoride (F-) | 200 | 2,000 | 1.5 |
| Manganese | 1,000 | 2,200 | 0.05 |
| Mercury (Hg) | 0.2 | 10 | 0.001 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 2 | 40 | |
| Nickel (Ni) | 50 | 500 | |
| Lead (Pb) | 50 | 1,000 | 0.01 |
| Selenium (Se) | 1 | 10 | 0.01 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 140 | 1,500 | |
| 1. Total extractible metal. 2. In the case of leaching to simulate acid rain, the maximum levels applicable are those indicated in this column multiplied by 10. 3. Water leaching only for this parameter. | |||
Table 2 – Environmental requirements for organic compounds
| Parameters | Maximum level - categories 1 and 2, mg/kg | Maximum level - category 3, mg/kg |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | ||
| Acenaphtene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Acenaphtylene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Anthracene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Benzo (a) anthracene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (a) pyrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (b+j+k) fluoranthene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (c) phenanthrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Benzo (g, h, i) perylene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Chrysene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Dibenzo (ah) anthracene | 0.1 | 10 |
| Dibenzo (ai) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dibenzo (ah) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dibenzo (al) pyrene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 7,12-Dimethylbenzo (a) anthracene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Fluoranthene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Fluorene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene | 0.1 | 10 |
| 3-Methylcholanthrene | 0.1 | 0,1 |
| 1-Methylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2-Methylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1,3-Dimethylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2,3,5-Trimethylnaphtalene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Naphtalene | 0.1 | 50 |
| Phenanthrene | 0.1 | 50 |
| Pyrene | 0.1 | 100 |
| Semi-volatile organic compounds | ||
| Butylbenzylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Chloroethoxy) methane | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Chloroisopropyl) ether | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bis (2-Ethylhexyl) phtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Diethylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Dimethylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Di-n-butylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Di-n-octylphtalate | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hexachloroethane | 0.1 | 0.1 |
