Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 742 - TIERED APPROACH TO CORRECTIVE ACTION OBJECTIVES
Subpart L - BUILDING CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Appendix A - General
Table H - Concentrations of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Chemicals in Background Soils
Chemical Name |
Chicagoa mg/kg |
Metropolitan Areasb (mg/kg) |
Non-Metropolitan Areasc (mg/kg) |
2-Methylnaphthalene |
----- |
0.14 |
0.29 |
Acenaphthene |
0.09 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
Acenaphthylene |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
Anthracene |
0.25 |
0.40 |
0.14 |
Benzo(a)anthracene |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.72 |
Benzo(a)pyrene |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.98 |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.70 |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
0.68 |
1.7 |
0.84 |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene |
0.99 |
1.7 |
0.63 |
Chrysene |
1.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene |
0.20 |
0.42 |
0.15 |
Fluoranthene |
2.7 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
Fluorene |
0.10 |
0.18 |
0.04 |
Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene |
0.86 |
1.6 |
0.51 |
Naphthalene |
0.04 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
Phenanthrene |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.99 |
Pyrene |
1.9 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
a Chicago means within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago. b Metropolitan area means a populated area, as defined in Section 742.200, (other than the City of Chicago) that is located within any county in a Metropolitan Statistical Area listed in Appendix A, Table G, footnote a. c Non-Metropolitan area means a populated area, as defined in Section 742.200, that is not located within any county in a Metropolitan Statistical Area listed in Appendix A, Table G, footnote a. |