Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Chapter NR 215 - LIST OF TOXIC, CONVENTIONAL, AND NONCONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS
Section NR 215.03 - List of toxic pollutants
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 215.03
Current through August 26, 2024
The following table contains a list of toxic pollutants categorized by chemical class, based upon analytical methodology:
(1) VOLATILE COMPOUNDS.
(a) Acrolein
(b) Acrylonitrile
(c) Benzene
(d) Bromoform
(e) Carbon tetrachloride
(tetrachloromethane)
(f)
Chlorobenzene
(g)
Chlorodibromomethane
(h)
Chloroethane
(i) 2-Chloroethy vinyl
ether (mixed)
(j) Chloroform
(trichloromethane)
(k)
Dichlorobromomethane
(L)
1,1-Dichloroethane
(m)
1,2-Dichloroethane
(n)
1,1-Dichloroethylene
(o)
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
(p)
1,2-Dichloropropane
(q)
1,3-Dichloropropylene (1,3-dichloropropene)
(r) Ethylbenzene
(s) Methyl bromide (bromomethane)
(t) Methyl chloride (chloromethane)
(u) Methylene chloride
(dichloromethane)
(v)
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
(w)
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
(x) Toluene
(y) 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(z) 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
(za) Trichloroethylene
(zb) Vinyl chloride
(chloroethylene)
(2) ACID EXTRACT COMPOUNDS.
(a) Parachlorometa
cresol
(b) 2-Chlorophenol
(c) 2,4-Dichlorophenol
(d) 2,4-Dimethylphenol
(e) 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol
(f) 2,4-Dinitrophenol
(g) 2-Nitrophenol
(h) 4-Nitrophenol
(i) Pentachlorophenol
(j) Phenol
(k) 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
(3) BASE/NEUTRAL COMPOUNDS.
(a) Acenaphthene
(b) Acenaphthylene
(c) Anthracene
(d) Benzidine
(e) Benzo(a)anthracene
(1,2-benzanthracene)
(f)
Benzo(a)pyrene (3,4-benzopyrene)
(g) 3,4-Benzofluoranthene
(benzo(b)fluoranthene)
(h)
Benzo(ghi)perylene (1,12-benzoperylene)
(i) Benzo(k)fluoranthene
(11,12-benzofluoranthene)
(j) Bis
(2-chlorethoxy) methane
(k) Bis
(2-chloroethyl) ether
(L) Bis
(2-chloroisopropyl) ether
(m) Bis
(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
(n)
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
(o)
Butyl benzyl phthalate
(p)
2-Chloronapthalene
(q)
4-Chlorophenyl phenyl ether
(r)
Chrysene
(s) Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
(1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene)
(t)
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
(u)
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
(v)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
(w)
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
(x) Diethyl
phthalate
(y) Dimethyl
phthalate
(z) Di-n-butyl
phthalate
(za)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
(zb)
2,6-Dinitrotoluene
(zc) Di-n-octyl
phthalate
(zd)
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
(ze)
Fluoranthene
(zf)
Fluorene
(zg)
Hexachlorobenzene
(zh)
Hexachlorobutadiene
(zi)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
(zj)
Hexachloroethane
(zk) Indeno
(1,2,3-cd) pyrene (2,3-o-phenylene pyrene)
(zL) Isophorone
(zm) Naphthalene
(zn) Nitrobenzene
(zo) N-nitrosodimethylamine
(zp) N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
(zq) N-nitrosodiphenylamine
(zr) Phenanthrene
(zs) Pyrene
(zt) 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
(4) PESTICIDES.
(a) Aldrin
(b) BHC-hexachlorocyclohexane:
1. alpha-BHC
2. beta-BHC
3. delta-BHC
4. gamma-BHC
(c) Chlordane
(d) 4,4'-DDT
(e) 4,4'-DDE (p,p-DDX)
(f) 4,4'-DDD (p,p-TDE)
(g) Dieldrin
(h) alpha-Endosulfan
(i) beta-Endosulfan
(j) Endosulfan sulfate
(k) Endrin
(L) Endrin aldehyde
(m) Heptachlor
(n) Heptachlor epoxide
(o) PCB-polychorinated biphenyls:
1. PCB-1016 (Aroclor 1016)
2. PCB-1221 (Aroclor 1221)
3. PCB-1232 (Aroclor 1232)
4. PCB-1242 (Aroclor 1242)
5. PCB-1248 (Aroclor 1248)
6. PCB-1254 (Aroclor 1254)
7. PCB-1260 (Aroclor 1260)
(p) Toxaphene
(5) DIOXIN.
(a) 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(2,3,7,8-TCDD)
(6) METALS AND OTHER COMPOUNDS.
(a)
Antimony
(b) Arsenic
(c) Asbestos
(d) Beryllium
(e) Cadmium
(f) Chromium
(g) Copper
(h) Cyanide, Total
(i) Lead
(j) Mercury
(k) Nickel
(L) Selenium
(m) Silver
(n) Thallium
(o) Zinc
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