C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 691, app 096-691-S
1. All chemical laboratory analyses of soil, water and indoor air or soil gas samples required by these rules must meet the requirements of this appendix. Sampling and analyses will be conducted in accordance with quality assurance procedures approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may require test methods and parameters other than those listed in this appendix to address site specific circumstances.
2. Soil and water analyses. Acceptable laboratory methods for the analysis of soil and water for oil contamination include those listed below.
A. For soil and water samples of weathered diesel, weathered #1 and #2 fuel oils, weathered jet fuel, and heavy oils - Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) Analysis by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Analysis; Method for Determination of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH), Version 1.1,2004.
B. For soil and water samples of fresh diesel fuel, #2 heating oil, jet fuels, kerosene #1 heating oil -Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) Analysis by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Analysis Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), Version 1.1,2004 or after April 30, 2019 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) by Gas Chromatography/Photoionization Detector/Flame Ionization Detector, Revision 2.1, February 2018, in conjunction with EPH analysis.
C. Waste oil in soil or water that is not suspected of being a hazardous waste is to be analyzed using the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection EPH and VPH laboratory methods above, and the waste oil parameters in Waste Oil Management Rules, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 860, § 4.
D. Water samples of unleaded gasoline and gasoline constituents - Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) Analysis by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Analysis Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), Version 1.1,2004 or after April 30, 2019 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) by Gas Chromatography/Photoionization Detector/Flame Ionization Detector, Revision 2.1, February 2018.
E. Water and soil samples of leaded gasoline. Leaded gasoline must be sampled for VPH, 1, 2 dichloroethane (1,2 DCA), Ethylene dibromide (EDB), and lead. Racing fuels must be sampled for VPH, lead and EPH. Aviation fuels must be sampled for VPH, 1,2 DCA, EDB, lead and EPH. The following laboratory methods must be used:
(1) In water:
(a) VPH method in Appendix S(2)(B);
(b) 1,2 DCA in ground water or drinking water -EPA Method 524.2 (1995) or 8260C (2006);
(c) EDB in ground water or drinking water -EPA Method 504.1 (1995) or 8011(1992);
(d) Lead in ground water or drinking water -EPA Methods 200.7 (1994), 200.8 (1994), 200.9 (1994), 6020B (2014), or 7010 (2007); and
(e) EPH method in Appendix S(2)(A).
(2) In soils:
(a) VPH method in Appendix S(2)(B);
(b) 1, 2 DCA and EDB -EPA Method 8260;
(c) Lead -EPA Method 6010C:
(d) Lead -EPA Method 1311/6010C; and
(e) EPH method in Appendix S(2)(A),
F. Soil samples of gasoline and gasoline constituents - Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbon (VPH) Analysis by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Analysis, Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), Version 1.1,2004 or after April 30, 2019 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Method for the Determination of Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH) by Gas Chromatography/Photoionization Detector/Flame Ionization Detector, Revision 2.1, February 2018.
G. Other laboratory methods for testing for the presence and concentrations of oil and its constituents in soil or water, approved by or required by the Commissioner, such as indicator parameters for specific site conditions or circumstances.
3. Indoor air and soil gas analyses.
A. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Method for the Determination of Air Phase Petroleum Hydrocarbons (APH), 2008 in conjunction with U.S. EPA Method TO-15 SIM, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) In Air Collected In Specially-Prepared Canisters And Analyzed By Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), 1999.
B. Other laboratory methods for testing for the presence and concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in the air phase approved by or required by the Commissioner for a specific site or circumstance.
4. Other analytes. When testing for analytes other than those listed in Appendix S(2) and (3) above, the laboratory methods must be approved by the Commissioner prior to the collection of samples.
5. Performance standards.
A. For water analyses by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Methods for EPH or VPH, laboratories must be certified to perform the method by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services at the time an analysis is performed and meet quality control standards set forth in section 10 of the analytical method.
B. For soil analyses by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Methods for EPH or VPH, laboratories must be certified to perform the method by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services at the time an analysis is performed and meet quality control standards set forth in section 10 of the analytical method.
C. For water analyses, other than EPH and VPH methods, the Estimated Quantitation Limit (EQL), as determined by EPA guidelines, SW-846, is to be equal to or lower than the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) or primary drinking water standard, and in the absence of a MCL, is to be less than the Maine Department of Health and Human Services published Maximum Exposure Guideline (MEG) or site remediation target approved by the Commissioner for that test parameter.
D. For soil analyses by methods other than EPH and VPH methods, the Estimated Quantitation Limit (EQL), as determined by EPA guidelines SW-846, is to be equal to or less than EPA MCL and applicable remediation target.
E. All laboratory analytical data submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to this Chapter must come from a laboratory certified under the applicable requirements of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services rules.
C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 691, app 096-691-S