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Massachusetts Contingency Plan (310 CMR 40.00) standards were established to provide the procedures and requirements necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare and the environment. It controls or prevents activities that may lead to the release of hazardous materials into…
The British Columbia Protocol 9 for contaminated sites is used in the establishment of groundwater local background concentration. The concentrations are utilized for investigating and remediating contaminated sites in circumstances whereby the concentrations of substances that occur naturally exceeds the…
Massachusetts MCP standards are now available in ESdat, and the USEPA RSL’s have also been recently updated for the May 2021 values. To update self-managed systems you can download from or use the inbuilt sync functionality. ESdat is a specialist environmental…
British Columbia’s Protocol 4 is applied in situations where the concentration of substances exceeds the desired numerical soil standards described under Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR). It is applied to investigate and remediate contaminated sites to conduct soil relocation in such…
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ) were developed with the primary goal of enforcing protection on human health concerning the quality of drinking water. Consequently, it ensures public health is considered during the formulation and implementation…
The Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) were developed to provide regulations that ensure drinking water safety. Drinking water under the guidelines is described as water used for human consumption, and it is obtained through a tap or food made using…
Tennessee’s Division of Underground Storage Tanks provides procedures to evaluate the soil and water clean up levels. It is committed to protecting human health and the environment by provided standards to prevent releases into the environment and clean-ups. The Tennessee…
The North Carolina Groundwater Standards defines the maximum permissible contaminant concentration in groundwater that does not cause harm to humans. Exceeding such specified concentrations poses a threat to human health. Therefore, it serves to prevent contamination of North Carolina`s groundwater,…
The Pennsylvania Statewide Health Standards refers to the concentrations of substances under regulation related to a specific environmental medium, denoted as medium-specific concentrations (MSCs). The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is responsible for formulating and updating the Statewide Health…
Vapor intrusion occurs due to volatile substances found in groundwater or soil, and they find their way into buildings inhabited by human beings. Vapor phase intrusion of the volatile substances is a threat to human health. The Pennsylvania Department of…
According to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria (2020), waste codes and categories are essential for identifying and describing waste to facilitate waste management. Parties involved in controlling and managing waste must classify it to ensure compliance with the law.…
Drinking water standards specify the desired quality standards for water used for drinking purposes. The Drinking-water Standards for New Zealand (DWSNZ) is reinforced by Section 69A of the Health Act 1986 which advocates for the provision of potable drinking water…
The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) is part of the American Chemical Society, and it is used to maintain a database of chemical compounds, substances, and alloys. The CAS database contains over 100 million different chemical compounds. Each CAS entry is…
The Federal Interim Groundwater Quality Guidelines was developed by federal authorities to facilitate the assessment, remediation and risk management of federal contaminated sites which are under the funding of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP). The guidelines are applicable…
The availability of safe drinking water is an essential requirement for all New Zealanders, irrespective of their status. The NZ Drinking Water Standards, as set by the Ministry of Health, provide requirements for drinking water safety by stipulating; (1) maximum amounts…
The Mann Kendall Trend Test is sometimes also named as Kendall’s tau test or Mann Kendell Test (or M-K test). This test is utilized for the analysis of data that is collected for a sufficient period for representing a continuous increasing or…