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

Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง H
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

Chemical Name

Chicagoa

mg/kg

Metropolitan Areasb

(mg/kg)

Non-Metropolitan

Areasc

(mg/kg)

2-Methylnaphthalene

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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.

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