Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 40.0000 - Massachusetts Contingency Plan
Subpart I - RISK CHARACTERIZATION
Section 40.0921 - Identification of Human Receptors

Universal Citation: 310 CMR 40.0000 MA Code of Regs 40.0921

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

The documentation of the Risk Characterization shall identify and describe the Human Receptors who are likely to be present at the disposal site or in the surrounding environment, and who, as a result, would likely be exposed to oil and/or hazardous material.

(1) The identification of the Human Receptors shall consider the current and reasonably foreseeable uses of the disposal site and the surrounding environment.

(2) The Human Receptors identified shall not be specific individuals, but shall be described as groups of individuals.

(3) Subpopulations which may be at increased risk due to increased sensitivity, particular behavior patterns or current or past exposures to chemicals in the environment shall be identified as distinct receptors.

(4) The Human Receptors shall be described in terms such as age group, occupation or other characteristics which will distinguish them from the general population. Examples of such descriptions include, without limitation:

(a) lifelong residents at the disposal site;

(b) trespassers;

(c) women of childbearing age;

(d) construction workers; and

(e) children, one through eight years of age.

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