Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 742 - TIERED APPROACH TO CORRECTIVE ACTION OBJECTIVES
Subpart L - BUILDING CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Appendix C - Tier 2 Illustrations and Tables
Table B - SSL Parameters

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

Symbol

Parameter

Units

Source

Parameter Value(s)

AT

Averaging Time for Noncarcinogens in Ingestion Equation

yr

Residential = 6

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 0.115

AT

Averaging Time for Noncarcinogens in Inhalation Equation

yr

Residential = 30

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 0.115

ATc

Averaging Time for Carcinogens

yr

SSL

70

BW

Body Weight

kg

Residential = 15, noncarcinogens

70, carcinogens

Industrial/Commercial = 70

Construction Worker = 70

Csat

Soil Saturation Concentration

mg/kg

Appendix A, Table A or Equation S29 in Appendix C, Table A

Chemical-Specific or Calculated Value

Cw

Target Soil Leachate Concentration

mg/L

Equation S18 in Appendix C, Table A

Groundwater Standard, Health Advisory concentration, or Calculated Value

d

Mixing Zone Depth

m

SSL or Equation S25 in Appendix C, Table A

2 m or Calculated Value

da

Aquifer Thickness

m

Field Measurement

Site-Specific

ds

Depth of Source

(Vertical thickness of contamination)

m

Field Measurement or Estimation

Site-Specific

Symbol

Parameter

Units

Source

Parameter Value(s)

DA

Apparent Diffusivity

cm2/s

Equation S10 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

Di

Diffusivity in Air

cm2/s

Appendix C, Table E

Chemical-Specific

Dw

Diffusivity in Water

cm2/s

Appendix C, Table E

Chemical-Specific

DF

Dilution Factor

unitless

Equation S22 in Appendix C, Table A

20 or Calculated Value

ED

Exposure Duration for Ingestion of Carcinogens

yr

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 1

ED

Exposure Duration for Inhalation of Carcinogens

yr

Residential = 30

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 1

ED

Exposure Duration for Ingestion of Noncarcinogens

yr

Residential = 6

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 1

ED

Exposure Duration for Inhalation of Noncarcinogens

yr

Residential = 30

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 1

ED

Exposure Duration for the Direct Ingestion of Groundwater

yr

Residential = 30

Industrial/Commercial = 25

Construction Worker = 1

EDM-L

Exposure Duration for Migration to Groundwater Mass-Limit Equation S28

yr

SSL

70

EF

Exposure Frequency

d/yr

Residential = 350

Industrial/Commercial = 250

Construction Worker = 30

F(x)

Function dependent on Um/Ut

unitless

SSL

0.194

foc

Organic Carbon Content of Soil

g/g

SSL or Field Measurement (See Appendix C, Table F)

Surface Soil = 0.006

Subsurface soil = 0.002, or Site-Specific

GWobj

Groundwater Remediation Remediation Objective

mg/L

Appendix B, Table E, 35 IAC 620.Subpart F, or Equation S23 in Appendix C, Table A

Chemical-Specific or Calculated

H'

Henry's Law Constant

unitless

Appendix C, Table E

Chemical-Specific

i

Hydraulic Gradient

m/m

Field Measurement (See Appendix C, Table F)

Site-Specific

I

Infiltration Rate

m/yr

SSL

0.3

IM-L

Infiltration Rate for Migration to Groundwater Mass-Limit Equation S28

m/yr

SSL

0.18

IFsoil-adj (residential)

Age Adjusted Soil Ingestion Factor for Carcinogens

(mg-yr)/ (kg-d)

SSL

114

IRsoil

Soil Ingestion Rate

mg/d

Residential = 200

Industrial/Commercial = 50

Construction Worker = 480

IRW

Daily Water Ingestion Rate

L/d

Residential = 2

Industrial/Commercial = 1

K

Aquifer Hydraulic Conductivity

m/yr

Field Measurement (See Appendix C, Table F)

Site-Specific

Kd (Non-ionizing organics)

Soil-Water Partition Coefficient

cm3/g or L/kg

Equation S19 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

Kd (Ionizing organics)

Soil-Water Partition Coefficient

cm3/g or L/kg

Equation S19 in Appendix C, Table A

Chemical and pH-Specific (see Appendix C, Table I)

Kd (In-organics)

Soil-Water Partition Coefficient

cm3/g or L/kg

Appendix C, Table J

Chemical and pH-Specific

Koc

Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient

cm3/g or L/kg

Appendix C, Table E or Appendix C, Table I

Chemical-Specific

Ks

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

m/yr

Appendix C, Table K

Appendix C, Illustration C

Site-Specific

L

Source Length Parallel to Groundwater Flow

m

Field Measurement

Site-Specific

PEF

Particulate Emission Factor

m3/kg

SSL or Equation S15 in Appendix C, Table A

Residential = 1.32 * 109 or Site-Specific

Industrial/Commercial = 1.24 * 109 or Site-Specific

PEF[PRIME]

Particulate Emission Factor adjusted for Agitation (construction worker)

m3/kg

Equation S16 in Appendix C, Table A using PEF (industrial/commercial)

1.24 * 108 or Site-Specific

Q/C (used in VF equations)

Inverse of the mean concentration at the center of a square source

(g/m2-s)/ (kg/m3)

Appendix C, Table H

Residential = 68.81

Industrial/Commercial = 85.81

Construction Worker = 85.81

Q/C (used in PEF equations)

Inverse of the mean concentration at the center of a square source

(g/m2-s)/ (kg/m3)

SSL or Appendix C, Table H

Residential = 90.80

Industrial/Commercial = 85.81

Construction Worker = 85.81

RfC

Inhalation Reference Concentration

mg/m3

Illinois EPA: http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xl

Toxicological-Specific (Note: for Construction Workers use subchronic reference concentrations)

RfDo

Oral Reference Dose

mg/(kg-d)

Illinois EPA: http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xls

Toxicological-Specific (Note: for Construction Workers use subchronic reference doses)

ROsoil

Soil remediation objective

mg/kg

Equation S30 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated value

ROsoil gas

Soil gas remediation objective

mg/m3

Equation S30 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated value

S

Solubility in Water

mg/L

Appendix C, Table E

Chemical-Specific

SFo

Oral Slope Factor

(mg/kg-d)-1

Illinois EPA: http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xl

Toxicological-Specific

T

Exposure Interval

s

Residential = 9.5 * 108

Industrial/Commercial = 7.9 * 108

Construction Worker = 3.6 * 106

TM-L

Exposure Interval for Mass-Limit Volatilization Factor Equation S26

yr

SSL

30

THQ

Target Hazard Quotient

unitless

SSL

1

TR

Target Cancer Risk

unitless

Residential = 10-6 at the point of human exposure

Industrial/Commercial = 10-6 at the point of human exposure

Construction Worker = 10-6 at the point of human exposure

Um

Mean Annual Windspeed

m/s

SSL

4.69

URF

Inhalation Unit Risk Factor

(µg/m3)-1

Illinois EPA: http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/taco/toxicity-values.xl

Toxicological-Specific

Ut

Equivalent Threshold Value of Windspeed at 7 m

m/s

SSL

11.32

V

Fraction of Vegetative Cover

unitless

SSL or Field Measurement

0.5 of Site-Specific

VF

Volatilization Factor

m3/kg

Equation S8 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

VF[PRIME]

Volatilization Factor adjusted for Agitation

m3/kg

Equation S9 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

VFM-L

Mass-Limit Volatilization Factor

m3/kg

Equation S26 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

VF[PRIME]M-L

Mass-Limit Volatilization Factor adjusted for Agitation

m3/kg

Equation S27 in Appendix C, Table A

Calculated Value

[ETA]

Total Soil Porosity

Lpore/Lsoil

SSL or Equation S24 in Appendix C, Table A

0.43, or

Gravel = 0.25

Sand = 0.32

Silt = 0.40

Clay = 0.36, or

Calculated Value

[THETA]a

Air-Filled Soil Porosity

Lair/Lsoil

SSL or Equation S21 in Appendix C, Table A

Surface Soil (top 1 meter) = 0.28 Subsurface Soil (below 1 meter) = 0.13, or

Gravel = 0.05

Sand = 0.14

Silt = 0.24

Clay = 0.19, or

Calculated Value

[THETA]w

Water-Filled Soil Porosity

Lwater/Lsoil

SSL or Equation S20 in Appendix C, Table A

Surface Soil (top 1 meter) = 0.15

Subsurface Soil (below 1 meter) = 0.30, or

Gravel = 0.20

Sand = 0.18

Silt = 0.16

Clay = 0.17, or

Calculated Value

[RHO]b

Dry Soil Bulk Density

kg/L or g/cm3

SSL or Field Measurement (See Appendix C, Table F)

1.5, or

Gravel = 2.0

Sand = 1.8

Silt = 1.6

Clay = 1.7, or

Site-Specific

[RHO]s

Soil Particle Density

g/cm3

SSL or Field Measurement (See Appendix C, Table F)

2.65, or

Site-Specific

[RHO]w

Water Density

g/cm3

SSL

1

1/(2b+3)

Exponential in Equation S20

unitless

Appendix C, Table K

Appendix C, Illustration C

Site-Specific

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