LDEQ’s RECAP

Soil Protective of Groundwater - SoilGW

Soil Saturation - Soilsat
 SOILGW & SOILSAT

 SoilGW values are soil concentrations for

constituents of concern that are protective of a
groundwater use

 Soilsat values are the maximum soil concentrations

allowed for constituents of concern. Above Soil sat
free product is assumed to exist.
 MO-1: Determination of SoilGW for
Organic COC
 1. Identify the appropriate GW classification
 ex. Shallow groundwater - GW3NDW
 Determine the GW value for the COC
 ex. COC is Benzene, GW3NDW = 0.013 mg/l < Watersol

 2. Use GW value to calculate Csoil


ex. Csoil = 0.00668 = 0.013(1.7 * 61.7 * 0.006  0.21  0.15 * 0.228)
1. 7
 MO-1: SoilGW Organic COC cont.

 3. Multiply Csoil by vertical DF of 20

 ex. SoilGW = 0.00668 * 20 = 0.13

 4. Multiply SoilGW by DF from Table in Appendix I

 ex. From Table x = 300 & Sd = 10 then DF = 15
 SoilGW3 = 0.13 * 15 = 1.95
 MO-1: SoilGW Organic COC cont.

 5. If the SoilGW3 value from Step 4 is lower than the next

more protective groundwater classification SoilGW value
then use the more protective groundwater classification
SoilGW value
 ex. SoilGW3 = 1.95 SoilGW2 = 0.051
 SoilGW3 > SoilGW2
 Therefore, use SoilGW3 as the SoilGW value
 MO-1: Determination of Soilsat

1750 (1.7 * 61.7 * 0.006  0.21  0.15 * 0.228)

 Soilsat = 900 =
1.7

 Soilsat is not applicable to constituents that are in

the solid phase at ambient temperatures (i.e.,
constituents having melting points less than or
equal to 20o C)
 MO-1: Determination of SoilGW for
Inorganic COC

 If TCLP level available: SoilGW = TCLP level * 20

 If TCLP level not available: SoilGW = GW1 * 100 * 20

 MO-2: Determination of SoilGW

Method 1-Organic COC:

 1. Identify the appropriate GW classification ex. Shallow
groundwater - GW3NDW
 Determine the GW value for the COC
 ex. COC is Benzene, GW3NDW = 0.013 mg/l < Watersol

 2. Use GW value to calculate Csoil

0.013(1.7 * 61.7 * 0.006  0.21  0.15 * 0.228)

ex. Csoil = 0.00668 =
1.7
 MO-2: SoilGW
Method 1-Organic COC cont.
 3. Multiply Csoil by site-specific DF
 SoilGW3 = 0.00668*DAFSummers*DAFDomenico

 4. If the SoilGW3 value from Step 3 is lower than the next

more protective groundwater classification SoilGW value
then use the more protective groundwater classification
SoilGW value
 SoilGW3 = 0.00668*DAFSummers*DAFDomenico > or < SoilGW2
 If SoilGW3 > SoilGW2 use SoilGW3
 If SoilGW3 < SoilGW2 use SoilGW2
 MO-2: Determination of SoilGW
Method 1-Inorganic COC

 If TCLP level available: SoilGW = TCLP level * 20

 If TCLP level not available: SoilGW = GW1 * 100 * 20

 MO-2 Determination of SoilGW

Method 2-Organic and Inorganic COC

 This method may be used when the following
conditions are met:
 Groundwater and soil data are available,
 Groundwater concentrations are less than soil
concentrations, and
 Groundwater data indicate the RS GW value has been
exceeded
 MO-2: SoilGW
Method 2-Organic and Inorganic COC cont.

 1. Calculate site specific water/soil partition coefficient to

determine SoilGW
 SoilGW = (SoilSS / GWSS) * GW1,2 or 3

 GWSS & SoilSS - site-specific values (see footnotes on sample

requirements p. I-49)
 GW1,2 or 3 - refer to Table

 2. Multiply SoilGW by appropriate site-specific DF

MO-2: Determination of SoilGW
Method 3-Organic and Inorganic COC
Synthetic Precipitate Leaching Procedure
(SPLP)
- Used to evaluate Soil Protective of GW
- SW-846 Method 1312
- SPLPConcentration < (GW RS)(20)(DAF) then
SoilGW is not an issue
 MO-2: Determination of SoilGW
Method 3-Organic and Inorganic COC

How is the SPLP data used to evaluate the soil to gw

pathway?
 SoilGW1: Compare SPLP to GW1 x DFSummers
 SoilGW2: Compare SPLP to GW2 x DFSummers x DF2
 SoilGW3: Compare SPLP to GW3 x DFSummers x DF3
MO-2: Determination of SoilGW
Method 3-Organic and Inorganic COC cont’d.


If SPLP <, then screen out soil to gw pathway

If SPLP >, then delineate area of concern

SPLP vs TCLP

SPLP vs LRS
 FIGURE I-1
SCHEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF DOMENICO’S MODEL
Impacted Area
Ground Surface

Infiltration Rate
y
x Leachate
L
z
Sw

v Sd C si
B
Source Area
(Contam inated Groundwater)

SECTION

Source Area
(Contam inated Groundwater)
v Sw C si

PLAN