Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Part 3 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
Chapter 5 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Groundwater Quality Standards
Rule 11-3-5.4 - Table 1 - Numerical Groundwater Standards

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 11-3-5.4
Current through September 24, 2024

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Contaminant Standard (PPB)
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Alachlor 2
Aldicarb 3

Aldicarb Sulfone

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2

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Aldicarb Sulfoxide 4
Antimony 6
Arsenic 50
Atrazine

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3

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Barium 2,000
Benzene 5
Benzo(a) pyrene

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0.2

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Beryllium 4
Cadmium 5
Carbofuran

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40

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Carbon Tetrachloride 5
Chlordane 2
Chromium 100
Cyanide 200
2,4-D 70
Dalapon

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200

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Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) 0.2
o-Dichlorobenzene 600
p-Dichlorobenzene

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75
1,2-Dichloroethane 5
1,1-Dichloroethylene 7
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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70

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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 100
Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) 5
1,2-Dichloropropane

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5

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Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate 400
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 6
Dinoseb

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7

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Diquat 20
Endothall 100
Endrin

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2

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Ethylbenzene 700
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) 0.05
Fluoride

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4

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Glyphosate 700
Heptachlor 0.4
Heptachlor Epoxide

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0.2

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Hexachlorobenzene 1
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 50
Lead 50

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Lindane

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0.2
Mercury 2
Methoxychlor

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40

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Monochlorobenzene 100
Nickel 100
Nitrates (as N)

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10,000

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Nitrites (as N) 1,000
Nitrites & Nitrates (as N) 10,000
Oxamyl (Vydate)

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200

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Pentachlorophenol 1
PCB's 0.5
Picloram

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500

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Selenium 50
Silver 50
Simazine

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4

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Styrene 100
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) 0.00003
2,4,5-TP

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50

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Tetrachloroethylene 5
Thallium 2
Toluene

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1,000

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Toxaphene 3
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 70
1,1,1-Trichloroethane

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200

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1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5
Trichloroethylene 5
Vinyl Chloride

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2

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Xylene 10,000

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