Arsenic
Study:
Compound |
Soil Screening Levels (SSL)* |
Levels (ppm) in |
Levels (ppm) after |
|
(EPA-s guidance values) |
color concentrate |
application on mulch |
Arsenic |
0.4 ppm |
45-48 ppm |
0.225-0.24 ppm |
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Soil
screening levels based on direct ingestion of soil. |
| • |
Based
on arsenic data - the arsenic levels detected after
application on mulch are below EPA Superfund soil
screening levels (SSL). SSL levels were used as
guidelines for this data interpretation. |
| • |
Table
A-1 (in the link below) provides generic soil screening
levels (SSL) for impurities. |
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/soil/appd_a.pdf
Toxicity
Studies | Heavy
Metal & VOC Studies | Arsenic
Study