Table 6.
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].