Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)

CDLE Table 5-1

Contaminants of Concern

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

  • Benzene

  • Toluene

  • Ethylbenzene

  • Total Xylenes (o-, m-, & p- isomers)

  • Naphthalene

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

  • Acenaphthene

  • Anthracene

  • Benzo (a) anthracene

  • Benzo (b) fluoranthene

  • Benzo (k) fluoranthene

  • Benzo (a) pyrene

  • Chrysene

  • Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene

  • Fluoranthene

  • Fluorene

  • Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene

  • Pyrene

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)

  • Total Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TVPH) - C6-C10

  • Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TEPH) - C11-C28

  • Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TRPH) - C29-C35

Gasoline Additives

  • Tetraethyl lead (TEL)

  • Ethylene dibromide (EDB)

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA)

  • Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)