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. 2013 Jan 14;7:5. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-7-5

Table 6.

Limit values according to quality guidelines for inert waste, soil, sediment and water

Parameter
 Leaching limit values for inert waste[35]
 Soil guidelines for less sensitive use[33]
 Sediment quality guideline[34]
 Surface water quality standardsa[34]
 Threshold value for groundwater[37]
 
  
 Threshold
 Trigger
  
  
  
  mg kg-1 mg kg-1 mg kg-1 mg kg-1 mg l-1 mg l-1
Al
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.2b
Fe
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.3–2
 0.2b
Mn
 -
 2000
 4000
 -
 0.05–1
 0.05b
Ba
 20
 1000
 2000
 -
 -
 -
Zn
 4
 700
 1500
 150
 0.1–1
 5b
Pb
 0.5
 250
 1000
 85
 0.005–0.05
 0.01b
Cu
 2
 250
 500
 40
 0.02–0.1
 0.1b
Ni
 0.4
 200
 500
 35
 0.01–0.1
 0.02b
Cr
 0.5
 300
 600
 100
 0.025–0.25
 0.05b
As
 0.5
 25
 50
 29
 0.01–0.1
 0.01b
Cd
 0.04
 5
 10
 0.8
 0.0005–0.005
 0.005b
Co
 -
 100
 250
 -
 -
 -
V
 -
 20
 40
 -
 -
 -
Ag
 -
 200
 400
 -
 -
 -
F-
 10
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Cl-
 800
 -
 -
 -
 25–300
 250
SO42-
 1000
 -
 -
 -
 60–300
 310
NO3+
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1–11.2
 50b
NH4+ - - - - 0.4–3.2 0.7

a Minimum value-very good ecological status; maximum value-bad ecological status;

bMAC (Maximum Allowable Concentrations) for drinking water [40].